Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

16 CRASHES IN
STARKSBORO, VT
2015

All metrics benchmarked against2014

Total crashes in Starksboro increased by 60% year-over-year, rising from 10 crashes in 2014 to 16 crashes in 2015. Despite this increase in overall incidents, the most notable shift was the elimination of fatalities, decreasing from 1 in 2014 to 0 in 2015.

16

60.0%was 10

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crashes

1

-66.7%was 3

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

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Starksboro are rising year-over-year. The total number of crashes increased by 60%, from 10 in 2014 to 16 in 2015.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Sunday, which had 5 crashes in 2014, to Friday, with 3 crashes in 2015; Sunday also recorded 3 crashes in 2015. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 9 p.m. with 1 crash in 2014 to 10 p.m. with 2 crashes in 2015.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities decreased from 1 in 2014 to 0 in 2015. Total injuries also saw a reduction, falling from 3 in 2014 to 1 in 2015. Consequently, the proportion of crashes resulting in injury decreased from 30% in 2014 to 6.3% in 2015.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury1minor injury crashes6.3%
-66.7%prior 3
No Injury5no injury crashes31.3%
-16.7%prior 6

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

There was a significant shift in lighting conditions, with crashes predominantly occurring in Daylight in 2014 (9 out of 10 crashes) shifting to predominantly occurring in Dark conditions in 2015 (9 out of 16 crashes). The proportion of crashes occurring in Clear weather decreased from 70% in 2014 to 25% in 2015. Crashes on Dry road surfaces also saw a proportional decrease, from 50% in 2014 to 25% in 2015.

Weather

Clear4 (66.7%)
-42.9%prior 7
Rain2 (33.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Dark9 (56.3%)
Daylight7 (43.8%)
-22.2%prior 9

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry4 (66.7%)
-20.0%prior 5
Wet2 (33.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · 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: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Starksboro, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 16

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). "Starksboro, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2015." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/starksboro/2015-annual-report

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