Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

932 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JULY 2013

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2012

In July 2013, there were 932 total traffic crashes, a 6.6% decrease from the 998 crashes recorded in July 2012. This overall downward trend was accompanied by reductions in both fatalities, which fell from 8 to 6, and total injuries, which dropped from 215 to 184. The most significant year-over-year change was a sharp decline in crashes involving bicycles, which fell from 18 in July 2012 to just 4 in July 2013.

932

-6.6%was 998

Total Crash Events

6

-25.0%was 8

Fatal Crashes

184

-14.4%was 215

Injury Crashes

6

-25.0%was 8

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 11 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for July 2013 indicates a general downward trend compared to the same month in the previous year. Total crashes decreased by 6.6%, from 998 to 932. Similarly, outcomes improved, with total fatalities declining from 8 to 6 and total injuries falling by 14.4% from 215 to 184.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes showed shifts between July 2012 and July 2013. The peak day for crashes moved from Monday (171 crashes) in the prior year to Tuesday (173 crashes) in the current period. The peak hour for collisions also shifted later in the day, from 2 p.m. (88 crashes) in July 2012 to the 4 p.m. hour (91 crashes) in July 2013.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes showed a slight improvement in July 2013 compared to the previous year. The proportion of fatal crashes decreased from 0.8% of all incidents in July 2012 to 0.6% in July 2013. Injury-related crashes also made up a smaller share of the total, declining from 21.5% to 19.7% year-over-year. Consequently, the proportion of crashes resulting in no injuries increased from 77.5% to 78.4%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal6fatal crashes0.6%
-25.0%prior 8
Injury184minor injury crashes19.7%
-14.4%prior 215
No Injury731no injury crashes78.4%
-5.4%prior 773

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Environmental conditions during crashes remained largely consistent year-over-year, with most incidents in both periods occurring in daylight and on dry roads. The proportion of crashes in daylight was stable at 79.4% in July 2013 versus 79.7% in July 2012. However, there was a shift regarding road surface conditions, as the share of crashes on wet roads increased from 4.8% to 8.0% year-over-year, corresponding to a rise in crashes during rain from 3.9% to 5.2%.

Weather

Clear652 (78.0%)
-13.2%prior 751
Cloudy135 (16.1%)
3.1%prior 131
Rain48 (5.7%)
23.1%prior 39
Wind1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight740 (80.4%)
-6.9%prior 795
Dark180 (19.6%)
-5.8%prior 191

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry754 (90.0%)
-12.4%prior 861
Wet75 (8.9%)
56.3%prior 48
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel7 (0.8%)
-36.4%prior 11
Water (standing / moving)2 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · 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: 2013-07-01 through 2013-07-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2013-07-01 through 2013-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 932

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: July 2013." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/july-2013-report

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