Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

22 CRASHES IN
THETFORD, VT
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

Thetford experienced a substantial increase in crash activity from 2024 to 2025, with total crashes rising from 9 to 22, a 144.44% increase. This period also saw a critical shift from zero fatalities in 2024 to one fatality in 2025. Total injuries increased from 3 to 9, representing a 200% rise.

22

144.4%was 9

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

9

200.0%was 3

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 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash trends in Thetford show a significant increase year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 144.44% from 9 in 2024 to 22 in 2025. This surge also included a 200% increase in total injuries, from 3 to 9, and the emergence of one fatality compared to none in the prior year.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted notably, with the peak day moving from Saturday (2 crashes) in 2024 to Thursday (5 crashes) in 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 8 PM (2 crashes) in 2024 to 7 AM (4 crashes) in 2025. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which had no crashes in 2024, recorded 5 and 3 crashes respectively in 2025.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Crash severity saw a notable increase, with the fatal crash rate rising from 0% in 2024 to 4.55% in 2025, reflecting the single fatality recorded in 2025 compared to none in 2024. Injury crashes also increased from 3 in 2024 to 9 in 2025, with their proportion rising from 33.3% to 40.9% of all crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes4.5%
Injury9minor injury crashes40.9%
200.0%prior 3
No Injury12no injury crashes54.5%
100.0%prior 6

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

There were significant shifts in crash conditions; crashes occurring in Daylight increased from 4 in 2024 to 20 in 2025, while Dark conditions saw a decrease from 5 to 2 crashes. Road surface conditions diversified, with Ice, Slush, and Water (standing/moving) conditions appearing in 2025, which were not present in 2024, alongside an increase in Dry road crashes from 5 to 15. Clear weather crashes also increased from 5 to 12, and Cloudy conditions, not recorded in 2024, accounted for 8 crashes in 2025.

Weather

Clear12 (54.5%)
140.0%prior 5
Cloudy8 (36.4%)
Freezing Precipitation1 (4.5%)
Rain1 (4.5%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight20 (90.9%)
Dark2 (9.1%)
-60.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry15 (68.2%)
200.0%prior 5
Wet3 (13.6%)
Ice2 (9.1%)
Slush1 (4.5%)
Water (standing / moving)1 (4.5%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Thetford, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 22

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). "Thetford, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/thetford/2025-annual-report

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