Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,368 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JANUARY 2011

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2010

In January 2011, Vermont recorded 1,368 traffic crashes, a 28.5% increase from the 1,065 crashes reported in January 2010. Despite this significant rise in total collisions, the number of fatalities decreased from 6 to 2 over the same period. The number of injuries, however, rose from 163 to 220, a 35% increase year-over-year.

1,368

28.5%was 1,065

Total Crash Events

2

-66.7%was 6

Fatal Crashes

220

35.0%was 163

Injury Crashes

2

-66.7%was 6

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 3 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for January 2011 shows a significant upward trend compared to the same month in the prior year, with total crashes increasing by 28.5% from 1,065 to 1,368. The number of people injured in these incidents also rose by 35%, from 163 to 220. In contrast, fatalities saw a notable decrease, falling from 6 in January 2010 to 2 in January 2011.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between January 2010 and January 2011. The peak day for crashes moved from Friday, with 186 incidents in the prior year, to Saturday, with 222 incidents in the current year. A more pronounced change occurred in the peak hour, which shifted from 3 p.m. (87 crashes) in 2010 to 8 a.m. (127 crashes) in 2011, indicating a substantial increase in collisions during the morning commute.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased year-over-year, the severity of those crashes generally lessened. The fatal crash rate decreased significantly from 0.56% of all crashes in January 2010 to 0.15% in January 2011, with fatal incidents dropping from 6 to 2. The proportion of crashes resulting in an injury saw a slight increase, rising from 15.3% to 16.1% of all collisions.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.1%
-66.7%prior 6
Injury220minor injury crashes16.1%
35.0%prior 163
No Injury1,143no injury crashes83.6%
30.2%prior 878

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on adverse road surfaces made up a larger share of the total in January 2011 compared to the previous year, increasing from 62.2% to 68.5%. Specifically, collisions on snowy roads rose from 314 to 523. The proportion of crashes during adverse weather conditions, such as freezing precipitation, also increased from 29.9% to 32.2%. The distribution of crashes by lighting conditions remained relatively stable, with most incidents in both periods occurring in daylight.

Weather

Clear462 (36.6%)
30.9%prior 353
Freezing Precipitation431 (34.2%)
51.8%prior 284
Cloudy359 (28.4%)
14.0%prior 315
Wind8 (0.6%)
-27.3%prior 11
Rain2 (0.2%)
-91.7%prior 24

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight1,048 (77.6%)
34.9%prior 777
Dark302 (22.4%)
10.2%prior 274

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Snow523 (41.0%)
66.6%prior 314
Dry338 (26.5%)
-0.3%prior 339
Wet227 (17.8%)
25.4%prior 181
Ice108 (8.5%)
-3.6%prior 112
Slush72 (5.6%)
56.5%prior 46
Other - Explain in Narrative5 (0.4%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.2%)
-71.4%prior 7

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31 · 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: 2011-01-01 through 2011-01-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2011-01-01 through 2011-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,368

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: January 2011." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-01-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/january-2011-report

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