Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

69 CRASHES IN
ROCKINGHAM, VT
2012

All metrics benchmarked against2011

In 2012, Rockingham experienced 69 crashes, marking an 18.8% decrease from the 85 crashes recorded in 2011. A notable shift was the 44% reduction in total injuries, decreasing from 25 in 2011 to 14 in 2012. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods, indicating consistent safety in this regard.

69

-18.8%was 85

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

14

-44.0%was 25

Injury Crashes

0

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash trends in Rockingham show a decline year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 18.8%, from 85 in 2011 to 69 in 2012. Concurrently, total injuries saw a significant 44% reduction, falling from 25 to 14.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday in 2011, which had 26 crashes, to Thursday in 2012, with 13 crashes. The peak hour also shifted from 2 p.m. in 2011 to 4 p.m. in 2012, both recording 10 crashes. While Friday crashes decreased from 26 to 12, crashes on Saturday and Sunday both increased from 5 to 11 and 7 to 11, respectively.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities reported in either 2011 or 2012. Injury crashes decreased from 25 in 2011 to 14 in 2012, representing a 44% reduction in the number of individuals injured. The proportion of crashes resulting in injuries also decreased from 29.4% of total crashes in 2011 to 20.3% in 2012.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury14minor injury crashes20.3%
-44.0%prior 25
No Injury55no injury crashes79.7%
-8.3%prior 60

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in dark conditions increased from 18 in 2011 to 20 in 2012, raising their proportion of total crashes from 21.2% to 29.0%. Regarding road surface conditions, crashes on ice doubled from 3 in 2011 to 6 in 2012, while crashes on snow and wet surfaces decreased from 14 to 6 and 10 to 5, respectively. The number of crashes during cloudy weather conditions significantly decreased from 18 in 2011 to 7 in 2012.

Weather

Clear39 (65.0%)
-7.1%prior 42
Freezing Precipitation10 (16.7%)
-23.1%prior 13
Cloudy7 (11.7%)
-61.1%prior 18
Rain4 (6.7%)
-20.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight49 (71.0%)
-26.9%prior 67
Dark20 (29.0%)
11.1%prior 18

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry43 (69.4%)
-2.3%prior 44
Ice6 (9.7%)
Snow6 (9.7%)
-57.1%prior 14
Wet5 (8.1%)
-50.0%prior 10
Slush1 (1.6%)
-80.0%prior 5
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (1.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Vermont Crash Data, accessed programmatically via the Arcgis Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.

Data Retrieval

  • Access method: Arcgis Open Data API (SoQL queries)
  • Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
  • Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
  • Date filter applied: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Rockingham, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 69

Analytical Methodology

  • Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
  • Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
  • Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
  • Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
  • Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
  • Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
  • AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.

Limitations & Disclaimers

  • Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
  • Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
  • Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
  • AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
  • Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Rockingham, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/rockingham/2012-annual-report

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