Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

785 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
APRIL 2011

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2010

In April 2011, there were 785 total crashes, a 4.1% increase from the 754 crashes recorded in April 2010. While the total number of fatalities remained unchanged at four, the number of injuries decreased by 9.3% from 150 to 136. A notable shift occurred in collision types, with single-vehicle crashes increasing to become the most frequent type at 26.0% of all incidents, up from 21.8% the previous year.

785

4.1%was 754

Total Crash Events

4

Fatal Crashes

136

-9.3%was 150

Injury Crashes

4

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash totals showed a slight increase in April 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, rising 4.1% from 754 to 785 incidents. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of resulting injuries saw a 9.3% decline from 150 to 136. The number of fatalities remained stable year-over-year, with four deaths recorded in both periods.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between April 2010 and April 2011. The peak day for crashes moved from Thursday (140 incidents) in 2010 to Friday (159 incidents) in 2011. Similarly, the peak hour for collisions shifted from 4 p.m. (72 crashes) in the prior year to the 3 p.m. hour (68 crashes) in the current period.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes showed a shift toward less severe outcomes in April 2011 compared to April 2010. While the number of fatal crashes remained constant at four for both periods, the proportion of crashes resulting in injury decreased from 19.9% to 17.3%. Conversely, no-injury crashes increased as a share of the total, accounting for 82.2% of all incidents in April 2011, up from 77.5% in the prior year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal4fatal crashes0.5%
0.0%prior 4
Injury136minor injury crashes17.3%
-9.3%prior 150
No Injury645no injury crashes82.2%
10.4%prior 584

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes in April 2011 occurred under less favorable road conditions compared to April 2010. The proportion of crashes on dry roads decreased from 74.1% to 63.4% year-over-year, while incidents on roads with snow, ice, or slush rose from 4.0% to 8.5% of all crashes. Crashes in daylight conditions remained predominant in both periods, accounting for 79.5% of incidents in 2011 versus 81.3% in 2010.

Weather

Clear389 (55.4%)
-14.5%prior 455
Cloudy170 (24.2%)
34.9%prior 126
Rain76 (10.8%)
8.6%prior 70
Freezing Precipitation66 (9.4%)
29.4%prior 51
Wind1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight624 (81.8%)
1.8%prior 613
Dark139 (18.2%)
0.7%prior 138

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry498 (70.6%)
-10.9%prior 559
Wet135 (19.1%)
10.7%prior 122
Snow27 (3.8%)
92.9%prior 14
Ice21 (3.0%)
320.0%prior 5
Slush19 (2.7%)
72.7%prior 11
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel4 (0.6%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · 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: 2011-04-01 through 2011-04-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2011-04-01 through 2011-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 785

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). "vermont, VT Crash Intelligence Report: April 2011." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/april-2011-report

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