Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,152 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
FEBRUARY 2019

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2018

In February 2019, Vermont recorded 1,152 traffic crashes, a 39.6% increase from the 825 crashes reported in February 2018. Despite the significant rise in total collisions, the single most notable year-over-year shift was the drop in fatalities, which fell from three in the prior year to zero in the current period.

1,152

39.6%was 825

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 3

Fatal Crashes

128

8.5%was 118

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. 384 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data from February 2019 indicates a rising trend in collisions compared to the same month in 2018. Total crashes increased by 39.6%, from 825 to 1,152. The number of injuries also saw an increase, rising 8.5% from 118 to 128 year-over-year.

When Crashes Happen

While Friday remained the peak day for crashes in both periods, the peak hour for collisions shifted later in the day. The crash peak moved from the 4 p.m. hour (73 crashes) in 2018 to the 6 p.m. hour in 2019, which recorded 90 crashes. Weekday patterns also changed, with Thursday crashes increasing from 115 to 187, becoming the second-highest day for collisions in February 2019.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

A notable improvement in crash outcomes occurred, with zero fatal crashes recorded in February 2019, down from three fatal crashes and three fatalities in February 2018. While the absolute number of injuries increased slightly from 118 to 128, the proportion of crashes resulting in an injury decreased. In February 2019, 11.1% of all reported crashes involved an injury, compared to 14.3% in the prior year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury128minor injury crashes11.1%
8.5%prior 118
No Injury640no injury crashes55.6%
-9.1%prior 704

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Analysis of crash conditions reveals a shift in lighting and road surface factors. The proportion of crashes occurring in dark lighting conditions increased from 26.1% in February 2018 to 31.0% in February 2019. Regarding road surfaces, the number of crashes reported on icy roads rose from 63 to 101 year-over-year, while crashes on snowy roads decreased from 186 to 117.

Weather

Clear302 (49.5%)
9.0%prior 277
Freezing Precipitation160 (26.2%)
-9.6%prior 177
Cloudy128 (21.0%)
-25.6%prior 172
Rain14 (2.3%)
-33.3%prior 21
Wind6 (1.0%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight791 (69.0%)
30.3%prior 607
Dark355 (31.0%)
65.9%prior 214

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry250 (40.9%)
0.4%prior 249
Snow117 (19.1%)
-37.1%prior 186
Wet111 (18.2%)
-4.3%prior 116
Ice101 (16.5%)
60.3%prior 63
Slush26 (4.3%)
-18.8%prior 32
Other - Explain in Narrative4 (0.7%)
-50.0%prior 8
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28 · 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: 2019-02-01 through 2019-02-28
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2019-02-01 through 2019-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,152

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: February 2019." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2019-02-01 to 2019-02-28. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/february-2019-report

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