Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

189 CRASHES IN
STOWE, VT
2015

All metrics benchmarked against2014

In Stowe, VT, total crashes increased from 164 in 2014 to 189 in 2015, marking a 15.24% rise year-over-year. A notable shift was observed in DUI-related crashes, which decreased by 28.57%, from 14 incidents in 2014 to 10 in 2015. Despite the overall increase in crashes, the number of injuries remained constant across both years.

189

15.2%was 164

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

14

Injury Crashes

0

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 · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Stowe, VT showed an upward trend from 2014 to 2015. The total number of crashes increased by 25, rising from 164 in 2014 to 189 in 2015. This represents a 15.24% increase in crash volume year-over-year.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes in Stowe, VT showed some shifts between 2014 and 2015. While Friday remained the peak day for crashes in both years, the count increased from 29 in 2014 to 37 in 2015. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 11 AM with 15 incidents in 2014 to 3 PM with 20 incidents in 2015.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity distribution of crashes remained largely consistent year-over-year in Stowe, VT. Both 2014 and 2015 recorded 0 total fatalities and 14 total injuries. The proportion of injury crashes decreased slightly from 8.5% of total crashes in 2014 to 7.4% in 2015, while crashes with no injury increased from 91.5% to 92.6% over the same period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury14minor injury crashes7.4%
0.0%prior 14
No Injury175no injury crashes92.6%
16.7%prior 150

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions in Stowe, VT saw minor changes between 2014 and 2015. Crashes occurring in daylight increased from 119 in 2014 to 141 in 2015, while those in dark conditions saw a smaller increase from 44 to 47. Regarding road surface, crashes on dry surfaces decreased from 56 to 51, and crashes on snow decreased from 28 to 25, whereas crashes on wet surfaces increased from 5 to 7.

Weather

Clear45 (51.1%)
2.3%prior 44
Cloudy25 (28.4%)
19.0%prior 21
Freezing Precipitation16 (18.2%)
6.7%prior 15
Rain2 (2.3%)
-71.4%prior 7

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight141 (75.0%)
18.5%prior 119
Dark47 (25.0%)
6.8%prior 44

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry51 (57.3%)
-8.9%prior 56
Snow25 (28.1%)
-10.7%prior 28
Wet7 (7.9%)
40.0%prior 5
Ice4 (4.5%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (1.1%)
Slush1 (1.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · 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: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Stowe, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 189

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). "Stowe, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2015." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/stowe/2015-annual-report

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