Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

628 CRASHES IN
RUTLAND CITY, VT
2010

Rutland City recorded a total of 628 crashes in 2010, resulting in 1 fatality and 90 injuries. The majority of these incidents, 85.2%, were classified as 'No Injury' crashes, indicating property damage only. This highlights that while crashes were frequent, severe outcomes were less common.

628

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

90

Injury Crashes

1

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

When Crashes Happen

Crashes in Rutland City showed a clear temporal pattern in 2010, with Friday experiencing the highest number of incidents at 129 crashes. The peak hour for crashes was 3 PM, with 80 reported incidents. A significant majority of crashes, 524 out of 628 (83.4%), occurred during daylight hours, compared to 102 crashes in the dark.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity distribution of crashes in Rutland City during 2010 indicates that 535 crashes, or 85.2%, resulted in no injuries. Injury crashes accounted for 90 incidents, representing 14.3% of the total. There was 1 fatal crash recorded, which resulted in 1 fatality.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.2%
Injury90minor injury crashes14.3%
No Injury535no injury crashes85.2%

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

During 2010, 349 crashes (55.6%) occurred under clear weather conditions, while 458 crashes (72.9%) took place on dry road surfaces. Daylight was the prevailing lighting condition for 524 crashes (83.4%). Adverse conditions such as rain (56 crashes), freezing precipitation (40 crashes), and wet road surfaces (105 crashes) also contributed to incidents.

Weather

Clear349 (57.7%)
Cloudy159 (26.3%)
Rain56 (9.3%)
Freezing Precipitation40 (6.6%)
Wind1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight524 (83.7%)
Dark102 (16.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry458 (74.8%)
Wet105 (17.2%)
Snow37 (6.0%)
Slush7 (1.1%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.3%)
Water (standing / moving)2 (0.3%)
Ice1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Deadliest Highway Corridors

An analysis of top corridors reveals that US-7 accounted for the highest number of crashes among state routes with 125 incidents. US-4 followed with 63 crashes, and the WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4) corridor recorded 57 crashes. These three corridors represent key areas for traffic safety focus.

Deadliest Highway Corridors

1
US-7125 (51%)
2
US-463 (25.7%)
3
WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4)57 (23.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records

Road Class

The majority of crashes in Rutland City occurred on Town or Local Roads, accounting for 248 incidents. Other Public Roadway / Parking areas were the site of 134 crashes. Private Property / Driveway locations had 1 reported crash.

Road Class

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records

Junction / Location Type

Crashes were most frequently reported at locations 'Not at a Junction', with 175 incidents. Parking lots also saw a significant number of crashes, totaling 131. Intersections, specifically T-Intersections (122 crashes) and Four-way Intersections (118 crashes), collectively accounted for 240 crashes, or 38.2% of the total.

Junction / Location Type

1
Not at a Junction175 (28%)
2
Parking Lot131 (21%)
3
T - Intersection122 (19.6%)
4
Four-way Intersection118 (18.9%)
5
Driveway46 (7.4%)
6
Other - Explain in Narrative20 (3.2%)
7
Y - Intersection8 (1.3%)
8
Railway grade crossing3 (0.5%)
9
Traffic circle / roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records

Vulnerable Users & Heavy Trucks

Among crashes involving specific non-standard road users, Heavy Trucks were involved in the highest number of incidents, totaling 17 crashes. Motorcycles and Pedestrians were each involved in 8 crashes, while Bicycles were involved in 5 crashes. Crashes involving pedestrians or bicycles combined accounted for 13 incidents, representing 2.1% of all crashes.

Manner of Collision

The most common manner of collision in Rutland City was 'Rear End', accounting for 194 crashes, or 30.9% of all incidents. 'No Turns, Thru moves only, Broadside ^<' was the next most frequent type with 92 crashes (14.6%). 'Same Direction Sideswipe' collisions also contributed significantly, with 86 incidents (13.7%).

Manner of Collision

"Other" combines 11 smaller categories (83 records): Head On (18), Rear-to-rear (18), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (17), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (7), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (7), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (6), Right Turn, Same Direction, Rear End ^--^-- (3), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (3), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (2), Left Turns, Same Direction, Rear End v--v-- (1), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (1).

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records

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: 2010-01-01 through 2010-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2010-01-01 through 2010-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Rutland City, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 628

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). "Rutland City, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/rutland-city/2010-annual-report

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