Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

143 CRASHES IN
STOWE, VT
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Total crashes in Stowe decreased by 20.6%, from 180 in the prior period to 143 in the current period. While total injuries fell by 45.2%, a significant year-over-year shift was the increase in total fatalities from 0 to 1.

143

-20.6%was 180

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

17

-45.2%was 31

Injury Crashes

1

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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the current period saw a decrease in total crashes and injuries compared to the prior period. Total crashes fell by 20.6% from 180 to 143, and total injuries decreased by 45.2% from 31 to 17. However, total fatalities increased from 0 in the prior period to 1 in the current period.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday, which had 38 crashes in the prior period, to Tuesday, with 26 crashes in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour changed from 4 p.m. with 22 crashes in the prior period to 3 p.m. with 12 crashes in the current period.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in the prior period to 1 in the current period, representing 0.7% of all crashes. Injury crashes decreased from 31 (17.2% of total crashes) in the prior period to 17 (11.9% of total crashes) in the current period. Conversely, crashes with no injuries saw an increase in their proportion, from 82.8% to 87.4%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.7%
Injury17minor injury crashes11.9%
-45.2%prior 31
No Injury125no injury crashes87.4%
-16.1%prior 149

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased significantly from 81 (45.0% of total) in the prior period to 16 (11.2% of total) in the current period. There was also a notable shift in lighting conditions, with crashes occurring in 'Dark' conditions increasing from 33 (18.3% of total) to 57 (39.9% of total). Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces also decreased from 84 (46.7% of total) to 22 (15.4% of total).

Weather

Clear16 (43.2%)
-80.2%prior 81
Cloudy10 (27.0%)
-58.3%prior 24
Freezing Precipitation6 (16.2%)
-80.6%prior 31
Rain5 (13.5%)
-16.7%prior 6

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight85 (59.9%)
-41.4%prior 145
Dark57 (40.1%)
72.7%prior 33

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry22 (59.5%)
-73.8%prior 84
Wet8 (21.6%)
-55.6%prior 18
Snow7 (18.9%)
-75.9%prior 29

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Stowe, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 143

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: 2023." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/stowe/2023-annual-report

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