Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,989 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
FEBRUARY 2015

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2014

In February 2015, Vermont recorded 1,989 total traffic crashes, a 30.9% increase from the 1,519 crashes reported in February 2014. While the total number of collisions rose significantly, the number of fatalities dropped from three in the prior year to zero. The most notable shift was the sharp increase in overall crash volume, accompanied by a higher proportion of incidents occurring on adverse road surfaces.

1,989

30.9%was 1,519

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 3

Fatal Crashes

198

29.4%was 153

Injury Crashes

0

-100.0%was 3

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 695 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for February 2015 indicates a rising trend in traffic collisions compared to the same month in the previous year. Total crashes increased by 30.9%, from 1,519 in February 2014 to 1,989 in February 2015. Similarly, the number of reported injuries rose from 153 to 198, while fatalities decreased from three to zero.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between February 2014 and February 2015. The peak day for crashes moved from Friday (402 incidents) in the prior year to Monday (357 incidents) in the current year. The peak hour for collisions also shifted slightly later, from the 3 p.m. hour (120 crashes) in 2014 to the 4 p.m. hour (163 crashes) in 2015.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased, the severity of those incidents improved year-over-year. In February 2015, there were zero fatal crashes, a decrease from three fatal crashes in February 2014. Although the absolute number of injuries increased from 153 to 198, the proportion of crashes resulting in an injury remained stable at approximately 10.0% in both periods.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury198minor injury crashes10%
29.4%prior 153
No Injury1,096no injury crashes55.1%
19.5%prior 917

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Comparing environmental conditions, a higher proportion of crashes occurred during daylight in February 2015 (74.4%) compared to February 2014 (69.3%). Road surface conditions were notably worse year-over-year, with 75.3% of crashes with recorded road data occurring on non-dry surfaces like snow or ice in 2015, up from 66.0% in the prior year. Specifically, crashes on snowy roads increased from 389 to 586.

Weather

Clear557 (47.7%)
29.5%prior 430
Freezing Precipitation348 (29.8%)
11.5%prior 312
Cloudy247 (21.1%)
15.4%prior 214
Wind16 (1.4%)
220.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight1,479 (74.9%)
40.6%prior 1,052
Dark495 (25.1%)
8.6%prior 456

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Snow586 (49.8%)
50.6%prior 389
Dry291 (24.7%)
-13.4%prior 336
Wet125 (10.6%)
-10.1%prior 139
Ice103 (8.8%)
19.8%prior 86
Slush59 (5.0%)
110.7%prior 28
Other - Explain in Narrative9 (0.8%)
28.6%prior 7
Water (standing / moving)2 (0.2%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28 · 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: 2015-02-01 through 2015-02-28
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2015-02-01 through 2015-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,989

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: February 2015." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2015-02-01 to 2015-02-28. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/february-2015-report

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