Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,068 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JUNE 2015

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2014

In June 2015, there were 1,068 total crashes reported in Vermont, a 21.2% increase from the 881 crashes recorded in June 2014. The most notable shift was a significant decrease in the proportion of crashes resulting in injury, despite the overall rise in collisions. The number of fatalities increased slightly from 4 in the prior year to 5 in the current period.

1,068

21.2%was 881

Total Crash Events

5

25.0%was 4

Fatal Crashes

168

-20.8%was 212

Injury Crashes

5

25.0%was 4

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 222 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash totals in June 2015 showed a significant year-over-year increase, rising by 187 incidents to 1,068 from 881 in June 2014. While total collisions went up, the number of people injured in these crashes decreased from 212 to 168. The number of fatalities increased by one, from 4 to 5.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal pattern of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day for collisions moving from Monday (163 crashes) in June 2014 to Tuesday (204 crashes) in June 2015. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent at 5 p.m. in both periods, though the volume increased from 86 to 97 incidents. Notably, the number of crashes on Tuesdays increased from 106 in the prior year to 204 in the current period.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The proportion of crashes resulting in an injury saw a notable decrease, falling from 24.1% of all crashes in June 2014 to 15.7% in June 2015. The total number of injuries also declined from 212 to 168. Conversely, the number of fatal crashes increased from 4 to 5 year-over-year, though the share of fatal crashes relative to the total remained stable at 0.5% in both periods.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal5fatal crashes0.5%
25.0%prior 4
Injury168minor injury crashes15.7%
-20.8%prior 212
No Injury673no injury crashes63%
1.4%prior 664

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

The majority of crashes in both periods occurred in daylight on dry roads, but the proportion of incidents under these conditions decreased year-over-year. Crashes on dry roads fell from representing 79.3% of the total in June 2014 to 57.5% in June 2015. Concurrently, the number of crashes on wet roads increased from 91 to 138, and collisions during rainy conditions rose from 75 to 107.

Weather

Clear519 (67.9%)
-12.8%prior 595
Cloudy136 (17.8%)
2.3%prior 133
Rain107 (14.0%)
42.7%prior 75
Wind1 (0.1%)
Freezing Precipitation1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight844 (79.7%)
19.9%prior 704
Dark215 (20.3%)
28.7%prior 167

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry614 (80.6%)
-12.2%prior 699
Wet138 (18.1%)
51.6%prior 91
Water (standing / moving)5 (0.7%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel4 (0.5%)
-60.0%prior 10
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30 · 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: 2015-06-01 through 2015-06-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2015-06-01 through 2015-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,068

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: June 2015." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2015-06-01 to 2015-06-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/june-2015-report

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