Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

849 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
FEBRUARY 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2021

In February 2022, there were 849 total traffic crashes, an 8.9% decrease from the 932 crashes recorded in February 2021. Despite the overall decline in collisions, the number of people injured rose by 56.5%, from 85 to 133. The number of fatalities also increased from 4 to 5 over the same period.

849

-8.9%was 932

Total Crash Events

5

25.0%was 4

Fatal Crashes

133

56.5%was 85

Injury Crashes

5

25.0%was 4

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 149 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

A year-over-year comparison shows a downward trend in the total number of crashes, which fell 8.9% from 932 in February 2021 to 849 in February 2022. However, this decrease in crash volume was accompanied by an increase in crash severity. The number of people injured rose 56.5% from 85 to 133, and fatalities increased from 4 to 5.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In February 2022, the peak day for crashes was Friday with 205 incidents, a change from February 2021 when Tuesday was the peak day with 172 crashes. The peak hour for collisions also shifted slightly, moving from 2 p.m. (85 crashes) in the prior year to 3 p.m. (75 crashes) in the current year.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes decreased, the severity of crashes increased year-over-year. The number of fatal crashes rose from 4 to 5, and the number of injuries increased from 85 to 133. Consequently, the proportion of all crashes that resulted in an injury grew from 9.1% in February 2021 to 15.7% in February 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal5fatal crashes0.6%
25.0%prior 4
Injury133minor injury crashes15.7%
56.5%prior 85
No Injury562no injury crashes66.2%
23.2%prior 456

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions showed some year-over-year shifts. The proportion of collisions occurring in darkness increased from 25.9% of all crashes in February 2021 to 28.2% in February 2022. Among crashes where road surface conditions were specified, the share occurring on dry roads rose from 38.2% to 40.6%. Correspondingly, the proportion of crashes on snowy, icy, or slush-covered roads decreased from 44.2% in the prior year to 39.3% in the current period.

Weather

Clear262 (49.7%)
24.8%prior 210
Freezing Precipitation150 (28.5%)
20.0%prior 125
Cloudy93 (17.6%)
32.9%prior 70
Rain15 (2.8%)
150.0%prior 6
Wind7 (1.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight604 (71.6%)
-12.2%prior 688
Dark239 (28.4%)
-0.8%prior 241

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry218 (40.6%)
38.0%prior 158
Snow167 (31.1%)
13.6%prior 147
Wet97 (18.1%)
47.0%prior 66
Ice38 (7.1%)
111.1%prior 18
Other - Explain in Narrative6 (1.1%)
0.0%prior 6
Slush6 (1.1%)
-66.7%prior 18
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel5 (0.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · 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: 2022-02-01 through 2022-02-28
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-02-01 through 2022-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 849

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 2022." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/february-2022-report

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