Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,017 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
NOVEMBER 2017

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2016

In November 2017, Vermont recorded 1,017 total vehicle crashes, a decrease from the 1,243 crashes documented in November 2016. This represents an 18.2% year-over-year reduction in total collisions. Despite the overall decline in crashes, the number of fatalities increased from 6 in the prior period to 7 in the current period.

1,017

-18.2%was 1,243

Total Crash Events

7

16.7%was 6

Fatal Crashes

165

-20.3%was 207

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

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for November 2017 indicates a significant downward trend compared to the same month in the previous year. Total crashes fell by 18.2%, from 1,243 to 1,017. Similarly, the number of reported injuries decreased by 20.3%, from 207 in November 2016 to 165 in November 2017.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal pattern of crashes showed a shift in the peak day of the week, moving from Tuesday (244 crashes) in November 2016 to Friday (174 crashes) in November 2017. The 5 p.m. hour remained the peak time for collisions in both periods, though the volume decreased from 126 to 92 crashes. Crashes were generally less frequent across all hours and days compared to the prior year.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes decreased, the number of fatal crashes increased from 6 to 7 year-over-year, and the corresponding fatal crash rate rose from 0.48% to 0.69%. The proportion of crashes resulting in an injury remained nearly constant, at 16.2% in November 2017 compared to 16.7% in the prior year. The share of crashes with no reported injuries increased from 57.0% to 66.9% of all incidents.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal7fatal crashes0.7%
16.7%prior 6
Injury165minor injury crashes16.2%
-20.3%prior 207
No Injury680no injury crashes66.9%
-4.1%prior 709

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes in November 2017 occurred under broadly similar lighting conditions as the prior year, with about 68% of collisions in the current period happening in daylight compared to 69% previously. However, there was a notable decrease in crashes under adverse road conditions. Crashes on wet surfaces fell from 170 to 101, and collisions on snowy surfaces decreased from 94 to 42.

Weather

Clear388 (55.6%)
-4.2%prior 405
Cloudy181 (25.9%)
-4.7%prior 190
Freezing Precipitation78 (11.2%)
-44.7%prior 141
Rain48 (6.9%)
-50.0%prior 96
Wind3 (0.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight690 (68.4%)
-18.8%prior 850
Dark319 (31.6%)
-14.9%prior 375

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry498 (70.2%)
-2.7%prior 512
Wet101 (14.2%)
-40.6%prior 170
Ice56 (7.9%)
5.7%prior 53
Snow42 (5.9%)
-55.3%prior 94
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel5 (0.7%)
-28.6%prior 7
Other - Explain in Narrative4 (0.6%)
-20.0%prior 5
Slush2 (0.3%)
-71.4%prior 7
Water (standing / moving)1 (0.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · 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: 2017-11-01 through 2017-11-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2017-11-01 through 2017-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,017

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: November 2017." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/november-2017-report

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