Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,007 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
AUGUST 2012

All metrics benchmarked againstAugust 2011

In August 2012, there were 1,007 total crashes, a 4.1% increase from the 967 crashes recorded in August 2011. While total crashes rose, the number of fatalities decreased from 8 to 7. The most notable shift was a 10.4% year-over-year increase in the number of people injured, which rose from 192 to 212.

1,007

▲ 4.1%was 967

Total Crash Events

7

▼ -12.5%was 8

Fatal Crashes

212

▲ 10.4%was 192

Injury Crashes

7

▼ -12.5%was 8

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Comparing August 2012 to the same month in the prior year, the overall number of traffic crashes increased by 4.1%, from 967 to 1,007. This upward trend in crash volume was accompanied by a 10.4% increase in total injuries, which rose from 192 to 212. Conversely, the number of fatalities saw a slight decrease, from 8 in August 2011 to 7 in August 2012.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between August 2011 and August 2012. The day with the most crashes moved from Monday (191 crashes) in the prior year to Friday (196 crashes) in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour for collisions shifted from the 4 p.m. hour, which saw 108 crashes in 2011, to the 5 p.m. hour with 92 crashes in 2012.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes showed a mixed trend year-over-year. The proportion of fatal crashes decreased slightly, accounting for 0.7% of all crashes in August 2012 compared to 0.8% in August 2011. However, the share of crashes resulting in an injury increased, rising from 19.9% of all incidents in the prior year to 21.1% in the current period. Consequently, the proportion of crashes with no injuries reported saw a slight decline from 79.3% to 78.1%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal7fatal crashes0.7%
↓-12.5%prior 8
Injury212minor injury crashes21.1%
↑10.4%prior 192
No Injury786no injury crashes78.1%
↑2.5%prior 767

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

While the distribution of crashes by lighting conditions remained stable year-over-year, there were notable shifts in reported weather and road surface conditions. The proportion of crashes occurring in clear weather increased from 64.2% in August 2011 to 74.4% in August 2012, while crashes during rain decreased from 9.3% to 4.9% of the total. This pattern is mirrored in road surface data, where the share of crashes on dry roads rose from 79.5% to 84.8%, and incidents on wet roads fell from 10.1% to 6.8%.

Weather

Clear749 (79.7%)
↑20.6%prior 621
Cloudy142 (15.1%)
↓-7.8%prior 154
Rain49 (5.2%)
↓-45.6%prior 90

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight811 (81.8%)
↑3.7%prior 782
Dark181 (18.2%)
↑4.0%prior 174

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry854 (90.9%)
↑11.1%prior 769
Wet69 (7.3%)
↓-29.6%prior 98
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel10 (1.1%)
↑25.0%prior 8
Water (standing / moving)5 (0.5%)
↓-58.3%prior 12
Ice1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31 · 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: 2012-08-01 through 2012-08-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-08-01 through 2012-08-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,007

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: August 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-08-01 to 2012-08-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/august-2012-report

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