Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

131 CRASHES IN
SHELBURNE, VT
2011

All metrics benchmarked against2010

Total crashes increased from 113 in 2010 to 131 in 2011, representing a 15.93% rise year-over-year. The most notable shift was the 100% reduction in total fatalities, decreasing from 1 in 2010 to 0 in 2011. Additionally, DUI-related crashes saw a substantial increase, rising by 400% from 1 incident in 2010 to 5 in 2011.

131

15.9%was 113

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crashes

21

10.5%was 19

Injury Crashes

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash activity in Shelburne, VT, showed an upward trend, with total crashes increasing by 15.93% from 113 in 2010 to 131 in 2011. Despite this rise in overall incidents, total fatalities decreased by 100%, falling from 1 in 2010 to 0 in 2011. Total injuries also saw a slight increase of 10.53%, rising from 19 in 2010 to 21 in 2011.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday (22 crashes) in 2010 to Friday (28 crashes) in 2011. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 3 p.m. (14 crashes) in 2010 to 4 p.m. (14 crashes) in 2011. Crashes on Tuesdays saw a significant increase, rising from 9 incidents in 2010 to 27 in 2011.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes were eliminated year-over-year, decreasing from 1 crash in 2010 to 0 crashes in 2011, resulting in a 100% reduction in fatalities. The proportion of injury crashes remained relatively stable, accounting for 16.8% of total crashes in 2010 and 16% in 2011. The number of injury-related incidents increased slightly from 19 in 2010 to 21 in 2011.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury21minor injury crashes16%
10.5%prior 19
No Injury109no injury crashes83.2%
17.2%prior 93

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

There was a notable shift in road surface conditions contributing to crashes, with incidents on dry roads decreasing from 83 (73.5% of total) in 2010 to 80 (61.1% of total) in 2011. Concurrently, crashes on snow-covered roads more than doubled, rising from 6 (5.3% of total) to 14 (10.7% of total), and crashes on ice increased from 1 to 5. The proportion of crashes occurring during daylight hours slightly decreased from 80.5% in 2010 to 77.1% in 2011.

Weather

Clear70 (57.4%)
16.7%prior 60
Cloudy24 (19.7%)
-11.1%prior 27
Rain15 (12.3%)
25.0%prior 12
Freezing Precipitation11 (9.0%)
57.1%prior 7
Wind2 (1.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight101 (80.2%)
11.0%prior 91
Dark25 (19.8%)
31.6%prior 19

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry80 (65.0%)
-3.6%prior 83
Wet22 (17.9%)
29.4%prior 17
Snow14 (11.4%)
133.3%prior 6
Ice5 (4.1%)
Slush1 (0.8%)
Water (standing / moving)1 (0.8%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · 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: 2011-01-01 through 2011-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2011-01-01 through 2011-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Shelburne, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 131

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). "Shelburne, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2011." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/shelburne/2011-annual-report

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