Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

264 CRASHES IN
SPRINGFIELD, VT
2019

All metrics benchmarked against2018

Total crashes decreased from 272 in 2018 to 264 in 2019, a 2.94% reduction. Despite this overall decrease, total fatalities increased by 100%, from 1 fatality in 2018 to 2 fatalities in 2019. The most notable shift is the 61.54% increase in total injuries, rising from 26 in 2018 to 42 in 2019.

264

-2.9%was 272

Total Crash Events

2

100.0%was 1

Fatal Crashes

42

61.5%was 26

Injury Crashes

2

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. 24 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Springfield, VT experienced a slight decrease of 2.94%, falling from 272 crashes in 2018 to 264 crashes in 2019. However, total fatalities rose significantly by 100%, from 1 in 2018 to 2 in 2019, while total injuries increased by 61.54%, from 26 to 42. This indicates a trend towards fewer but more severe crashes year-over-year.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday in both years, with 56 crashes in 2019 compared to 47 in 2018. The peak hour shifted from 1 PM in 2018 (24 crashes) to 4 PM in 2019 (23 crashes), indicating a slight change in the busiest time for incidents. Overall, temporal patterns show consistency in the peak day but a shift in the peak hour.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased by 100%, rising from 1 crash in 2018 to 2 crashes in 2019, with the fatal crash rate also increasing from 0.4% to 0.8% of all crashes. Injury crashes saw a significant increase of 61.54% in count, from 26 in 2018 to 42 in 2019, and their proportion of total crashes rose from 9.6% to 15.9%. Conversely, crashes with no injuries decreased from 243 in 2018 to 196 in 2019, and their proportion dropped from 89.3% to 74.2%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.8%
100.0%prior 1
Injury42minor injury crashes15.9%
61.5%prior 26
No Injury196no injury crashes74.2%
-19.3%prior 243

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes in clear weather decreased by 9, from 159 in 2018 to 150 in 2019, while crashes in rainy conditions increased by 10, from 15 to 25. Crashes on dry road surfaces decreased by 14, from 167 in 2018 to 153 in 2019, whereas crashes on wet surfaces increased by 11, from 25 to 36. There was also an increase in crashes on slushy roads, rising from 4 in 2018 to 11 in 2019, while crashes on snowy roads decreased from 25 to 17.

Weather

Clear150 (66.1%)
-5.7%prior 159
Freezing Precipitation29 (12.8%)
3.6%prior 28
Rain25 (11.0%)
66.7%prior 15
Cloudy22 (9.7%)
-26.7%prior 30
Wind1 (0.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight197 (77.3%)
-3.9%prior 205
Dark58 (22.7%)
-4.9%prior 61

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry153 (66.5%)
-8.4%prior 167
Wet36 (15.7%)
44.0%prior 25
Snow17 (7.4%)
-32.0%prior 25
Slush11 (4.8%)
Ice9 (3.9%)
0.0%prior 9
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.9%)
Other - Explain in Narrative2 (0.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · 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: 2019-01-01 through 2019-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2019-01-01 through 2019-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Springfield, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 264

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). "Springfield, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2019." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/springfield/2019-annual-report

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