Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

945 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
OCTOBER 2012

All metrics benchmarked againstOctober 2011

In October 2012, Vermont recorded 945 total traffic crashes, representing a 7.7% decrease from the 1,024 crashes in October 2011. The most notable year-over-year change was a significant reduction in fatalities, which fell from 8 to 3. Total injuries also decreased from 204 in the prior period to 176 in the current period.

945

▼ -7.7%was 1,024

Total Crash Events

3

▼ -62.5%was 8

Fatal Crashes

176

▼ -13.7%was 204

Injury Crashes

3

▼ -62.5%was 8

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall traffic safety metrics improved in October 2012 compared to the same month in the previous year. Total crashes declined by 7.7%, from 1,024 to 945. The number of people injured fell by 13.7% from 204 to 176, and the number of fatalities decreased from 8 to 3.

When Crashes Happen

The peak hour for crashes remained consistent year-over-year at 3 p.m., with 100 incidents in October 2012 compared to 93 in the prior year. However, the peak day for crashes shifted from Monday (200 crashes) in 2011 to Friday (170 crashes) in 2012. While Friday's crash total was nearly unchanged from the prior year's 171, crashes on Mondays decreased substantially to 121.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Crash severity was lower in October 2012 compared to the prior year. The number of fatal crashes fell from 8 to 3, and the fatal crash rate decreased from 0.78% to 0.32%. The proportion of crashes involving an injury also declined, accounting for 18.6% of all incidents compared to 19.9% in October 2011. Correspondingly, the share of non-injury crashes increased from 79.3% to 80.8% of the total.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal3fatal crashes0.3%
↓-62.5%prior 8
Injury176minor injury crashes18.6%
↓-13.7%prior 204
No Injury764no injury crashes80.8%
↓-5.9%prior 812

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

The environmental conditions during crashes showed some year-over-year shifts. The proportion of crashes occurring in daylight increased from 67.1% in October 2011 to 71.3% in October 2012. Although the absolute number of crashes on dry roads was identical at 664 in both periods, this represented a larger share of the total in 2012 (70.3%) compared to 2011 (64.8%). The distribution of crashes by weather condition remained largely stable between the two periods.

Weather

Clear450 (52.4%)
↓-11.4%prior 508
Cloudy268 (31.2%)
↑10.3%prior 243
Rain139 (16.2%)
↓-11.5%prior 157
Wind1 (0.1%)
Freezing Precipitation1 (0.1%)
↓-97.3%prior 37

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight674 (72.4%)
↓-1.9%prior 687
Dark257 (27.6%)
↓-19.4%prior 319

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry664 (75.6%)
→0.0%prior 664
Wet203 (23.1%)
↓-9.4%prior 224
Water (standing / moving)6 (0.7%)
↓-45.5%prior 11
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel3 (0.3%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.1%)
Snow1 (0.1%)
↓-96.7%prior 30

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31 · 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: 2012-10-01 through 2012-10-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-10-01 through 2012-10-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 945

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: October 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/october-2012-report

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