Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

663 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JULY 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2021

In July 2022, Vermont recorded 663 vehicle crashes, a 25.2% decrease from the 886 crashes reported in July 2021. Despite the overall reduction in collisions, the number of fatalities increased from 6 to 7 over the same period. One of the most significant changes was a 42.9% decrease in crashes involving DUIs, which fell from 42 incidents in July 2021 to 24 in July 2022.

663

-25.2%was 886

Total Crash Events

7

16.7%was 6

Fatal Crashes

146

7.4%was 136

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. 98 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Year-over-year data for July shows a significant downward trend in the total number of crashes, which fell by 25.2% from 886 in 2021 to 663 in 2022. However, this decrease in overall collisions did not correspond to a reduction in severe outcomes. The number of injuries rose by 7.4% from 136 to 146, and fatalities increased from 6 to 7.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes remained largely consistent between July 2021 and July 2022. Friday continued to be the peak day for crashes in both periods, with 126 incidents in 2022 compared to 169 in 2021. Similarly, the 4 p.m. hour was the most frequent time for collisions in both years, accounting for 70 crashes in July 2022 and 73 in the prior year.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While the overall number of crashes declined, incidents with reported severity showed a shift towards more serious outcomes in July 2022 compared to the previous year. The number of fatal crashes increased from 6 to 7, and injury-involved crashes rose from 136 to 146. The fatal crash rate for the period also increased, rising from 0.68% in July 2021 to 1.06% in July 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal7fatal crashes1.1%
16.7%prior 6
Injury146minor injury crashes22%
7.4%prior 136
No Injury412no injury crashes62.1%
-1.7%prior 419

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Environmental conditions during crashes shifted notably between the two periods. In July 2022, more crashes were recorded on dry roads (393) and in clear weather (384) compared to July 2021 (337 and 269, respectively). Conversely, incidents during adverse conditions saw a sharp decline, with crashes on wet roads falling from 82 to 24 and collisions in rainy or cloudy weather dropping from a combined 153 to 58.

Weather

Clear384 (86.9%)
42.8%prior 269
Cloudy36 (8.1%)
-57.1%prior 84
Rain22 (5.0%)
-68.1%prior 69

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight527 (80.2%)
-20.2%prior 660
Dark130 (19.8%)
-41.2%prior 221

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry393 (91.2%)
16.6%prior 337
Wet24 (5.6%)
-70.7%prior 82
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel10 (2.3%)
42.9%prior 7
Water (standing / moving)3 (0.7%)
-40.0%prior 5
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · 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: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 663

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: July 2022." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/july-2022-report

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