Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

858 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
MARCH 2012

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2011

In March 2012, Vermont recorded 858 total traffic crashes, a 21.1% decrease from the 1,087 crashes reported in March 2011. While overall collisions declined, the number of crashes involving motorcycles increased from 4 to 13 year-over-year. The total number of fatalities remained unchanged at two, and the number of injuries was nearly identical, rising from 165 to 166.

858

▼ -21.1%was 1,087

Total Crash Events

2

Fatal Crashes

166

▲ 0.6%was 165

Injury Crashes

2

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Traffic crashes in Vermont saw a significant year-over-year decline in March 2012 compared to the same month in 2011, falling by 21.1% from 1,087 to 858 incidents. Despite this substantial drop in total collisions, the outcomes were more severe on a proportional basis. The number of fatalities held steady at two, and total injuries increased by one person, from 165 to 166.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes remained broadly consistent between March 2011 and March 2012, with Thursday being the peak day for collisions in both periods. In March 2012, Thursday saw 167 crashes, down from 201 on the same day in the prior year. The peak hour for crashes shifted slightly later in the afternoon, from the 3 p.m. hour in 2011 (89 crashes) to the 4 p.m. hour in 2012 (85 crashes).

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Although the absolute number of fatal crashes was unchanged at two, the fatal crash rate per 100 collisions increased from 0.18 in March 2011 to 0.23 in March 2012, a result of the lower overall crash total. The proportion of crashes resulting in an injury also grew, accounting for 19.3% of all incidents in 2012 (166 crashes) compared to 15.2% in the prior year (165 crashes). Consequently, the share of non-injury crashes decreased from 84.5% to 80.4% year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.2%
→0.0%prior 2
Injury166minor injury crashes19.3%
↑0.6%prior 165
No Injury690no injury crashes80.4%
↓-24.8%prior 918

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions shifted notably toward clearer weather and drier roads in March 2012 compared to the previous year. The proportion of crashes on dry road surfaces increased substantially, from 45.5% in 2011 to 67.1% in 2012, while crashes on wet, snowy, or icy surfaces collectively dropped from 43.8% to 25.2% of the total. Similarly, crashes during clear weather made up a larger share of incidents (57.6% vs. 47.9%), while the proportion of crashes in daylight remained stable at approximately 75% for both periods.

Weather

Clear494 (62.7%)
↓-5.2%prior 521
Cloudy177 (22.5%)
↓-19.5%prior 220
Freezing Precipitation83 (10.5%)
↓-51.5%prior 171
Rain32 (4.1%)
↓-41.8%prior 55
Wind2 (0.3%)
↓-77.8%prior 9

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight641 (75.6%)
↓-21.5%prior 817
Dark207 (24.4%)
↓-16.2%prior 247

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry576 (71.7%)
↑16.4%prior 495
Wet97 (12.1%)
↓-47.3%prior 184
Snow85 (10.6%)
↓-53.3%prior 182
Ice25 (3.1%)
↓-66.2%prior 74
Slush9 (1.1%)
↓-75.0%prior 36
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel6 (0.7%)
↑20.0%prior 5
Other - Explain in Narrative3 (0.4%)
↓-40.0%prior 5
Water (standing / moving)2 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31 · 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: 2012-03-01 through 2012-03-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-03-01 through 2012-03-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 858

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: March 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-03-01 to 2012-03-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/march-2012-report

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