Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

534 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
APRIL 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2023

In April 2024, Vermont recorded 534 total crashes, representing a 17.9% increase from the 453 crashes in April 2023. While the number of fatalities decreased from five to three year-over-year, the number of people injured rose by 37.9% from 103 to 142. A notable factor in the overall increase was a significant rise in crashes occurring during freezing precipitation.

534

17.9%was 453

Total Crash Events

3

-40.0%was 5

Fatal Crashes

142

37.9%was 103

Injury Crashes

3

-40.0%was 5

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 7 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for April shows a rising trend compared to the previous year. Total collisions increased by 17.9%, from 453 incidents in April 2023 to 534 in April 2024. This increase in crashes was accompanied by a 37.9% rise in the total number of injuries reported, which grew from 103 to 142.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes showed a shift between the two periods. The peak day for collisions moved from Thursday (82 crashes) in April 2023 to Tuesday (94 crashes) in April 2024. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 3 p.m. in the prior year to 4 p.m. in the current period, with the number of crashes in that single hour increasing from 46 to 55.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased, the number of fatalities decreased from 5 in April 2023 to 3 in April 2024, with the fatal crash rate falling from 1.1% to 0.6%. Conversely, the proportion of crashes resulting in an injury increased. Injury-related collisions accounted for 26.6% of all incidents in April 2024, up from 22.7% in the same month of the previous year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal3fatal crashes0.6%
-40.0%prior 5
Injury142minor injury crashes26.6%
37.9%prior 103
No Injury382no injury crashes71.5%
13.0%prior 338

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Environmental conditions during crashes shifted notably year-over-year, particularly concerning adverse weather. The number of crashes attributed to 'Freezing Precipitation' increased substantially from 2 in April 2023 to 45 in April 2024. Correspondingly, the proportion of crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 66.2% to 56.4%, while crashes on wet roads increased from 36 to 64, and crashes on snow-covered roads rose from none recorded to 37.

Weather

Clear258 (62.3%)
2.4%prior 252
Cloudy77 (18.6%)
24.2%prior 62
Freezing Precipitation45 (10.9%)
Rain32 (7.7%)
33.3%prior 24
Wind2 (0.5%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight419 (79.4%)
13.6%prior 369
Dark109 (20.6%)
38.0%prior 79

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry301 (74.1%)
0.3%prior 300
Wet64 (15.8%)
77.8%prior 36
Snow37 (9.1%)
Slush2 (0.5%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (0.2%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · 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: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 534

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 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/april-2024-report

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