Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

30 CRASHES IN
WESTMINSTER, VT
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In Westminster, crashes increased by 66.7% year-over-year, rising from 18 crashes in the prior period to 30 crashes in the current period. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 180%, from 5 to 14. A notable shift includes a decrease in DUI crashes from 6 to 3, while motorcycle-involved crashes increased from 0 to 2.

30

66.7%was 18

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

14

180.0%was 5

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a significant rise in crash incidents, with total crashes increasing by 66.7% from 18 to 30 year-over-year. This upward trend is further emphasized by a substantial 180% increase in total injuries, which rose from 5 to 14 during the same period.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday with 5 crashes in the prior period to Tuesday with 6 crashes in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 4 p.m. with 2 crashes in the prior period to 10 a.m. with 4 crashes in the current period. This indicates a change in the temporal distribution of crash occurrences.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

No fatalities were recorded in either period. However, the proportion of crashes resulting in injuries increased, with injury crashes rising from 5 (27.8% of total crashes) in the prior period to 14 (46.7% of total crashes) in the current period. This represents a notable increase in the severity of crash outcomes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury14minor injury crashes46.7%
180.0%prior 5
No Injury16no injury crashes53.3%
23.1%prior 13

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes under clear weather conditions increased from 14 to 19, and cloudy conditions saw a rise from 1 to 7 crashes year-over-year. Crashes occurring during daylight hours significantly increased from 10 to 26, while those in dark conditions decreased from 8 to 4. Dry road surface crashes also rose from 13 to 21 between the two periods.

Weather

Clear19 (65.5%)
35.7%prior 14
Cloudy7 (24.1%)
Rain2 (6.9%)
Freezing Precipitation1 (3.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight26 (86.7%)
160.0%prior 10
Dark4 (13.3%)
-50.0%prior 8

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry21 (72.4%)
61.5%prior 13
Wet3 (10.3%)
Ice2 (6.9%)
Slush1 (3.4%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (3.4%)
Snow1 (3.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Westminster, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 30

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). "Westminster, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/westminster/2024-annual-report

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