Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

617 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
OCTOBER 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstOctober 2021

In October 2022, Vermont recorded 617 total crashes, a 34.4% decrease from the 941 crashes documented in October 2021. Despite the overall reduction in collisions, the number of reported injuries increased by 10%, rising from 150 to 165 over the same period, while fatalities decreased from 8 to 6.

617

-34.4%was 941

Total Crash Events

6

-25.0%was 8

Fatal Crashes

165

10.0%was 150

Injury Crashes

6

-25.0%was 8

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 40 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Year-over-year data indicates a significant downward trend in the total number of crashes, with a 34.4% decrease from 941 in October 2021 to 617 in October 2022. However, this period saw a diverging trend in crash outcomes, as total fatalities decreased from 8 to 6, while total injuries increased by 10% from 150 to 165.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In October 2022, the peak day for crashes was Saturday with 112 incidents, whereas in October 2021, Friday saw the most crashes at 212. The peak hour also changed, moving from 12 p.m. in the prior year (78 crashes) to 3 p.m. in the current year (68 crashes).

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes decreased, the severity of those crashes increased year-over-year. The proportion of crashes resulting in an injury rose significantly from 15.9% in October 2021 to 26.7% in October 2022. The fatal crash rate also saw a slight increase, moving from 0.85 fatal crashes per 100 collisions to 0.97.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal6fatal crashes1%
-25.0%prior 8
Injury165minor injury crashes26.7%
10.0%prior 150
No Injury406no injury crashes65.8%
-13.1%prior 467

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

The conditions under which crashes occurred shifted toward clearer weather and drier roads compared to the previous year. In October 2022, crashes in clear weather accounted for a larger share of incidents than in October 2021. Correspondingly, crashes on dry roads represented 88.9% of incidents with a reported surface condition, an increase from 77.8% in the prior year, while the share of crashes on wet roads decreased from 21.1% to 10.2%.

Weather

Clear343 (78.3%)
18.7%prior 289
Cloudy69 (15.8%)
-21.6%prior 88
Rain26 (5.9%)
-66.7%prior 78

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight446 (72.9%)
-30.6%prior 643
Dark166 (27.1%)
-42.8%prior 290

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry402 (88.9%)
13.9%prior 353
Wet46 (10.2%)
-52.1%prior 96
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (0.4%)
Water (standing / moving)1 (0.2%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.2%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · 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: 2022-10-01 through 2022-10-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-10-01 through 2022-10-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: vermont, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 617

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: October 2022." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/october-2022-report

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