Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,067 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JULY 2014

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2013

In July 2014, Vermont recorded 1,067 traffic crashes, a 14.5% increase from the 932 crashes reported in July 2013. This rise was accompanied by a 13% increase in injuries, from 184 to 208, and an increase in fatalities from 6 to 7. A notable year-over-year shift was observed in bicycle-involved collisions, which doubled from 4 to 8 incidents.

1,067

14.5%was 932

Total Crash Events

7

16.7%was 6

Fatal Crashes

208

13.0%was 184

Injury Crashes

7

16.7%was 6

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 159 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for July shows an upward trend compared to the previous year. Total collisions rose by 14.5% from 932 in July 2013 to 1,067 in July 2014. This increase was reflected in personal harm, with total injuries rising by 13% and fatalities increasing from 6 to 7.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes remained largely consistent year-over-year. Tuesday was the peak day for crashes in both July 2014 (203 crashes) and July 2013 (173 crashes). Similarly, the 4 p.m. hour was the peak time in both periods, with crashes in that hour increasing from 91 to 101, in line with the overall upward trend.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The overall severity of crashes increased alongside the total volume. The number of fatalities rose from 6 in July 2013 to 7 in July 2014, while total reported injuries increased from 184 to 208. The proportion of crashes resulting in a fatality edged up slightly from 0.6% to 0.7%, while the share of crashes involving an injury remained stable at approximately 19.5%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal7fatal crashes0.7%
16.7%prior 6
Injury208minor injury crashes19.5%
13.0%prior 184
No Injury693no injury crashes64.9%
-5.2%prior 731

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

The proportion of crashes occurring in daylight remained consistent, accounting for 78.3% of crashes in July 2014 compared to 79.4% in July 2013. However, there was a noticeable decrease in the share of crashes occurring in clear weather, which fell from 69.9% to 57.4% of the total. A similar trend was seen for road surface conditions, with the proportion of crashes on dry roads decreasing from 80.9% to 68.8% year-over-year.

Weather

Clear613 (73.9%)
-6.0%prior 652
Cloudy151 (18.2%)
11.9%prior 135
Rain65 (7.8%)
35.4%prior 48

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight836 (78.9%)
13.0%prior 740
Dark223 (21.1%)
23.9%prior 180

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry734 (87.6%)
-2.7%prior 754
Wet88 (10.5%)
17.3%prior 75
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel11 (1.3%)
57.1%prior 7
Water (standing / moving)5 (0.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · 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: 2014-07-01 through 2014-07-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2014-07-01 through 2014-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,067

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 2014." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/july-2014-report

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