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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · VERMONT, VT · 2010
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
11,200 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
2010
In 2010, Vermont recorded 11,200 total traffic crashes, resulting in 63 fatalities and 2,212 injuries. A significant finding from the data is that single-vehicle incidents and rear-end collisions were the most common crash types, collectively accounting for 50.8% of all crashes. These incidents occurred across the state, with a notable concentration during weekday afternoon commutes.
11,200
Total Crash Events
63
Fatal Crashes
2,212
Injury Crashes
63
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 165 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 Vermont during this period occurred most frequently on Fridays, which saw 1,903 incidents. The afternoon commute hour from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. was the single busiest hour for crashes, with 1,026 events recorded. Overall, incidents were far more common during daylight hours, which accounted for 8,619 crashes, compared to 2,513 crashes in dark conditions.
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 vast majority of crashes, 78.2% (8,760 incidents), resulted in no injuries and involved only property damage. Injury-related crashes accounted for 19.8% of the total, with 2,212 persons injured. A small fraction, 0.6% or 63 crashes, were fatal, resulting in a total of 63 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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
A majority of crashes happened in favorable conditions, with 5,827 occurring in clear weather and 7,111 on dry road surfaces. Correspondingly, 8,619 crashes, or approximately 77% of the total, took place during daylight. Adverse conditions still contributed notably, with 1,143 crashes on snow, 912 in rain, and 352 on icy roads.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Analysis of crashes on major numbered highways shows a significant concentration on a few key routes. US-7 was the site of the most crashes with 1,193 incidents. Following US-7 were US-2 with 536 crashes, US-5 with 508 crashes, and I-91 with 401 crashes. These top four corridors alone accounted for 2,438 crashes on Vermont's state highway system.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (1,855 total) not shown: VT-30, US-302, VT-14, VT-11, VT-116, BURLINGTON (ALTERNATE US-7), VT-2A, VT-7A, VT-105, VT-103, VT-12, WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4), VT-108, VT-22A, VT-36, VT-78, VT-104, VT-62, VT-4A, VT-131, VT-125, VT-117, I-189, VT-106, VT-17, VT-25, VT-67A, VT-207, I-93, VT-142, VT-114, VT-133, MONTPELIER (BR US-2), VT-289, VT-73, VT-107, VT-16, VT-113, VT-10A, VT-100C, VT-128.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Crashes were most prevalent on town or local roads, which accounted for 3,421 incidents. State-numbered routes (including US, VT, and Interstate highways) collectively saw 5,274 crashes, representing 47.1% of the statewide total. An additional 1,716 crashes occurred in other public areas like parking lots.
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The most common location for a crash was not at a junction, with 5,304 incidents occurring on straight or curved road segments. Intersections were the next most frequent location, with T-intersections (1,494 crashes) and four-way intersections (1,267 crashes) being the most common types. In total, all intersection types accounted for 3,097 crashes, or 27.7% of the statewide total.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 14 reported. 5 additional (170 total) not shown: On Ramp, Five-point or more, Shared-use path or trail, Railway grade crossing, Crossover.
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-passenger vehicle types, those with heavy trucks were most frequent, at 545 incidents. Collisions involving motorcycles numbered 199. Crashes involving vulnerable road users included 128 incidents with pedestrians and 82 with bicyclists, for a combined total of 210 crashes.
Animal-Involved Crashes
Of the 334 crashes reported to involve an animal, collisions with deer were the most common, accounting for 247 incidents. Collisions with moose were also notable with 46 reported incidents. These animal-related collisions represent approximately 3% of all crashes and are a distinct hazard on Vermont's rural roads, particularly during autumn.
Impairment (Alcohol / Drugs)
A total of 553 crashes involved a driver suspected of impairment, representing 4.9% of all crashes. Alcohol was the most frequently cited substance, involved in 545 of these incidents. A much smaller number of crashes involved suspected drug use (7) or a combination of alcohol and drugs (1).
Crashes by Town
Crash distribution was concentrated in Vermont's more populated areas. The city of Burlington recorded the highest number of crashes with 1,255 incidents. Following Burlington were South Burlington (806 crashes), Rutland City (628 crashes), and Colchester (619 crashes). These top four municipalities collectively accounted for 3,308 crashes, representing 29.5% of the statewide total.
Crashes by Town
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (3,533 total) not shown: St. Albans City, Springfield, Stowe, Middlebury, Barre City, Milton, Berlin, St. Johnsbury, St. Albans Town, Montpelier, Shelburne, Barre Town, Newport City, Swanton, Lyndon, Richmond, Rockingham, Georgia, Derby, Rutland Town, Castleton, Wilmington, Williston, Hinesburg, Weathersfield, Norwich, Manchester, Newbury, Bradford, Brandon, Ludlow, Guilford, Northfield, Windsor, Ferrisburgh, Cambridge, Dover, Dummerston, Winhall, Bristol, Royalton.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The two most frequent crash types were single-vehicle incidents, with 2,862 crashes (25.6%), and rear-end collisions, with 2,817 crashes (25.2%). Together, these two categories accounted for more than half of all reported collisions. Other common patterns included same-direction sideswipes (1,095 crashes) and broadside collisions (980 crashes).
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 13 smaller categories (1,303 records): Head On (399), Rear-to-rear (280), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (208), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (77), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (77), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (77), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (55), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (44), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (25), Left Turns, Opposite Directions, Head On/Angle Crash --^v-- (18), Left Turns, Same Direction, Rear End v--v-- (15), Right Turn and Thru, Head On v^-- (14), Right Turn, Same Direction, Rear End ^--^-- (14).
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: vermont, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 11,200
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "vermont, 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/statewide/2010-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved