Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

686 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
APRIL 2021

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2020

In April 2021, there were 686 total crashes, a 100.6% increase from the 342 crashes recorded in April 2020. This substantial year-over-year rise was the most notable trend, with total collisions, injuries, and fatalities all approximately doubling.

686

100.6%was 342

Total Crash Events

4

100.0%was 2

Fatal Crashes

113

117.3%was 52

Injury Crashes

4

100.0%was 2

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 211 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for April indicates a significant upward trend compared to the previous year. Total collisions more than doubled, increasing from 342 in April 2020 to 686 in April 2021. This rise was consistent across severity levels, as total injuries increased by 117.3% from 52 to 113, and fatalities doubled from 2 to 4.

When Crashes Happen

The timing of crashes shifted year-over-year. The peak day for collisions moved from Wednesday (74 crashes) in April 2020 to Thursday (139 crashes) in April 2021. Furthermore, the peak hour for crashes occurred earlier in the day, shifting from the 5 PM hour in 2020 to the 2 PM hour in 2021, which saw 55 crashes.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While the total number of fatal crashes doubled from 2 to 4 year-over-year, the fatal crash rate remained stable at 0.58 per 100 crashes for both periods. The proportion of crashes involving an injury saw a minor increase, rising from 15.2% of all crashes in April 2020 to 16.5% in April 2021. Crashes resulting in no injury accounted for 52.2% of incidents in the current period, up from 49.4% in the prior period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal4fatal crashes0.6%
100.0%prior 2
Injury113minor injury crashes16.5%
117.3%prior 52
No Injury358no injury crashes52.2%
111.8%prior 169

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

The distribution of environmental conditions during crashes remained largely consistent between April 2020 and April 2021. The proportion of collisions occurring in daylight was stable, at 77.5% in 2021 versus 79.2% in 2020. Similarly, crashes on dry roads made up 74.4% of incidents in 2021 compared to 76.3% in the prior year, indicating no significant shift in the role of adverse road or lighting conditions.

Weather

Clear228 (63.0%)
103.6%prior 112
Cloudy54 (14.9%)
20.0%prior 45
Freezing Precipitation40 (11.0%)
300.0%prior 10
Rain40 (11.0%)
110.5%prior 19

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight528 (77.5%)
98.5%prior 266
Dark153 (22.5%)
118.6%prior 70

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry271 (74.5%)
86.9%prior 145
Wet58 (15.9%)
75.8%prior 33
Snow14 (3.8%)
Ice8 (2.2%)
33.3%prior 6
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel7 (1.9%)
Water (standing / moving)3 (0.8%)
Other - Explain in Narrative2 (0.5%)
Slush1 (0.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30 · 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: 2021-04-01 through 2021-04-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2021-04-01 through 2021-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 686

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

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: April 2021." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2021-04-01 to 2021-04-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/april-2021-report

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