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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WAITSFIELD, VT · 2012
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
21 CRASHES IN
WAITSFIELD, VT
2012
In 2012, Waitsfield recorded 21 total traffic crashes, representing a 110% increase from the 10 crashes reported in 2011. While no fatal crashes occurred in either period, the number of reported injuries rose significantly from 3 in 2011 to 10 in 2012. The most notable year-over-year change was the more than doubling of total collisions and the number of people injured.
21
▲ 110.0%was 10
Total Crash Events
0
Fatal Crashes
10
▲ 233.3%was 3
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 · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Crash data for Waitsfield indicates a rising trend in collisions year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 110%, from 10 incidents in 2011 to 21 in 2012. This upward trend was also reflected in crash outcomes, with total injuries increasing from 3 to 10, while fatalities remained at zero for both years.
When Crashes Happen
The timing of crashes shifted between 2011 and 2012. In 2012, crashes were most frequent on Thursdays and Fridays, with 5 incidents each, and the peak hour for collisions was 2 p.m. with 5 crashes. This contrasts with 2011, when crashes were more evenly distributed across the week and the peak hours were 12 p.m. and 8 p.m., each with 2 crashes.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
There were no fatal crashes reported in either 2011 or 2012. However, the proportion of crashes resulting in an injury increased year-over-year. In 2012, 47.6% of crashes (10 out of 21) involved an injury, up from 30% of crashes (3 out of 10) in 2011. Correspondingly, the share of non-injury crashes decreased from 70% in 2011 to 52.4% in 2012.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
The conditions under which crashes occurred varied significantly between the two years. In 2012, a majority of crashes happened during daylight (81%) and on dry roads (61.9%). This is a notable shift from 2011, when a majority of crashes occurred in dark conditions (60%) and on non-dry road surfaces (60%). The proportion of crashes occurring in clear weather remained relatively stable, accounting for 52.4% of incidents in 2012 compared to 50% in 2011.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · 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: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31 (366 days)
- Geographic scope: Waitsfield, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 21
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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). "Waitsfield, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/waitsfield/2012-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2012-01-01 – 2012-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved