Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

566 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
FEBRUARY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2023

In February 2024, Vermont recorded 566 vehicle crashes, a 1.2% decrease from the 573 crashes reported in February 2023. While the overall crash volume remained relatively stable, the number of fatalities increased from 2 in the prior year's period to 5 in the current period. This rise in crash severity is the most notable year-over-year shift, with the fatal crash rate increasing from 0.35% to 0.88%.

566

-1.2%was 573

Total Crash Events

5

150.0%was 2

Fatal Crashes

124

4.2%was 119

Injury Crashes

5

150.0%was 2

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 · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash volume in Vermont saw a slight year-over-year decline of 1.2% between February 2023 and February 2024, with total reported incidents falling from 573 to 566. Despite the minor drop in total crashes, the number of resulting injuries rose by 4.2% from 119 to 124. More significantly, fatalities increased from 2 to 5 during the same period.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes showed some shifts between February 2023 and February 2024. The peak hour for collisions remained consistent year-over-year, occurring at 3 p.m. with 47 incidents in both periods. However, the peak day of the week changed, moving from Tuesday (97 crashes) in 2023 to Thursday (123 crashes) in 2024.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes slightly decreased, the severity of outcomes worsened in February 2024 compared to the previous year. The number of fatal crashes increased from 2 to 5, which raised their proportion of all incidents from 0.3% to 0.9%. Similarly, the share of crashes resulting in an injury increased from 20.8% (119 crashes) in 2023 to 21.9% (124 crashes) in 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal5fatal crashes0.9%
150.0%prior 2
Injury124minor injury crashes21.9%
4.2%prior 119
No Injury430no injury crashes76%
-2.3%prior 440

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Environmental conditions at the time of crashes differed notably between the two periods, suggesting better weather in February 2024. Crashes occurring in Clear weather increased from 38.9% of the total in 2023 to 51.4% in 2024. Correspondingly, the proportion of crashes on Dry road surfaces rose from 37.5% to 56.5%, while incidents on snowy roads decreased from 19.5% to 9.5% of all crashes.

Weather

Clear291 (66.9%)
30.5%prior 223
Cloudy89 (20.5%)
15.6%prior 77
Freezing Precipitation48 (11.0%)
-60.3%prior 121
Rain4 (0.9%)
-55.6%prior 9
Wind3 (0.7%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight389 (69.7%)
-6.0%prior 414
Dark169 (30.3%)
7.0%prior 158

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry320 (73.9%)
48.8%prior 215
Snow54 (12.5%)
-51.8%prior 112
Wet36 (8.3%)
-42.9%prior 63
Ice18 (4.2%)
-47.1%prior 34
Slush5 (1.2%)
-66.7%prior 15

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29 · 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: 2024-02-01 through 2024-02-29
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-02-01 through 2024-02-29 (29 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 566

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 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-02-01 to 2024-02-29. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/february-2024-report

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