Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

49 CRASHES IN
ROCKINGHAM, VT
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Total crashes in Rockingham decreased by 36.4% year-over-year, from 77 crashes in 2022 to 49 crashes in 2023. Despite this overall reduction, DUI-related crashes saw a significant increase of 200%, rising from 1 crash in 2022 to 3 crashes in 2023.

49

-36.4%was 77

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

11

-35.3%was 17

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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash data for Rockingham shows a significant downward trend, with total crashes decreasing by 36.4% from 77 in 2022 to 49 in 2023. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 35.3%, from 17 in 2022 to 11 in 2023.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year. The peak day for crashes moved from Friday in 2022 (16 crashes) to Monday in 2023 (11 crashes), while Friday crashes decreased significantly to 3 in 2023. The peak hour also shifted, from 3 p.m. in 2022 (8 crashes) to 12 p.m. in 2023 (7 crashes).

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either 2022 or 2023. Injury crashes decreased in absolute numbers from 17 in 2022 to 11 in 2023. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury remained relatively stable, with 22.1% of crashes involving injuries in 2022 and 22.4% in 2023.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury11minor injury crashes22.4%
-35.3%prior 17
No Injury38no injury crashes77.6%
52.0%prior 25

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in daylight conditions decreased from 53 in 2022 to 37 in 2023, while those in dark conditions decreased from 24 to 11. Crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 28 in 2022 to 30 in 2023, and crashes on wet surfaces increased from 4 to 7. Crashes during freezing precipitation decreased from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023.

Weather

Clear29 (70.7%)
3.6%prior 28
Cloudy6 (14.6%)
Rain4 (9.8%)
Freezing Precipitation2 (4.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight37 (77.1%)
-30.2%prior 53
Dark11 (22.9%)
-54.2%prior 24

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry30 (73.2%)
7.1%prior 28
Wet7 (17.1%)
Slush2 (4.9%)
Ice1 (2.4%)
Snow1 (2.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Rockingham, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 49

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: 2023." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/rockingham/2023-annual-report

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