Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

755 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
JUNE 2020

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2019

In June 2020, Vermont recorded 755 total traffic crashes, a 27.3% decrease from the 1,039 crashes reported in June 2019. Despite the overall reduction in collisions, the number of fatalities increased from 4 to 11 year-over-year. This resulted in a significant rise in the fatal crash rate, from 0.38% in the prior period to 1.46% in the current period.

755

-27.3%was 1,039

Total Crash Events

11

175.0%was 4

Fatal Crashes

135

-12.3%was 154

Injury Crashes

11

175.0%was 4

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 228 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend shows a significant year-over-year decrease in total crashes for June, with a 27.3% reduction from 1,039 in 2019 to 755 in 2020. While total injuries also saw a modest decline of 12.3%, from 154 to 135, fatalities increased sharply by 175%, rising from 4 to 11.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between June 2019 and June 2020. The peak day for collisions moved from Friday (168 crashes) in the prior year to Tuesday (140 crashes) in the current year. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes shifted from the 5 p.m. hour (90 crashes) in 2019 to the 2 p.m. hour (67 crashes) in 2020.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes decreased, the severity of crashes increased from June 2019 to June 2020. The proportion of fatal crashes rose from 0.4% to 1.5% of all collisions. Similarly, injury-involved crashes increased as a percentage of the total, from 14.8% in the prior year to 17.9% in the current year, while the share of crashes with no injuries decreased from 57.4% to 50.5%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal11fatal crashes1.5%
175.0%prior 4
Injury135minor injury crashes17.9%
-12.3%prior 154
No Injury381no injury crashes50.5%
-36.1%prior 596

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions remained broadly similar year-over-year, with most incidents in both periods occurring in daylight and on dry roads. In June 2020, 77.1% of crashes happened in daylight, compared to 76.6% in June 2019. Among crashes with known road surface conditions, the proportion on dry roads increased from 86.9% in 2019 to 89.9% in 2020, while the share on wet roads decreased from 11.7% to 8.4%.

Weather

Clear336 (80.0%)
-25.5%prior 451
Cloudy58 (13.8%)
-35.6%prior 90
Rain26 (6.2%)
-54.4%prior 57

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight582 (77.4%)
-26.9%prior 796
Dark170 (22.6%)
-26.7%prior 232

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry376 (90.2%)
-28.0%prior 522
Wet35 (8.4%)
-50.0%prior 70
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel5 (1.2%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30 · 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: 2020-06-01 through 2020-06-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2020-06-01 through 2020-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 755

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: June 2020." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/june-2020-report

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