Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

18 CRASHES IN
WHITINGHAM, VT
2013

All metrics benchmarked against2012

In Whitingham, total crashes decreased from 22 in 2012 to 18 in 2013, representing an 18.18% reduction year-over-year. Despite this overall decrease, crashes involving driving under the influence (DUI) increased significantly, rising from 1 in 2012 to 3 in 2013.

18

-18.2%was 22

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

6

-14.3%was 7

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 · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in Whitingham saw a downward trend from 2012 to 2013. Total crashes decreased by 18.18%, falling from 22 crashes in 2012 to 18 crashes in 2013. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 14.29%, from 7 injuries in 2012 to 6 injuries in 2013.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted between the two years. The peak day for crashes moved from Saturday with 6 crashes in 2012 to both Sunday and Saturday with 4 crashes each in 2013. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 6 PM with 3 crashes in 2012 to 12 PM and 3 PM, both with 4 crashes, in 2013.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at 0 in both 2012 and 2013, indicating no change in fatal crash outcomes. The number of injury crashes decreased from 7 in 2012 to 6 in 2013. The proportion of injury crashes slightly increased from 31.8% of total crashes in 2012 to 33.3% in 2013.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury6minor injury crashes33.3%
-14.3%prior 7
No Injury12no injury crashes66.7%
-20.0%prior 15

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Notable shifts occurred in crash conditions year-over-year. Crashes in Freezing Precipitation conditions decreased from 8 in 2012 to 3 in 2013, while crashes in Cloudy conditions increased from 4 in 2012 to 8 in 2013. Crashes on Wet roads decreased from 5 in 2012 to 2 in 2013, and crashes during Daylight hours decreased from 14 to 10.

Weather

Cloudy8 (44.4%)
Clear7 (38.9%)
40.0%prior 5
Freezing Precipitation3 (16.7%)
-62.5%prior 8

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight10 (55.6%)
-28.6%prior 14
Dark8 (44.4%)
0.0%prior 8

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry10 (55.6%)
11.1%prior 9
Snow3 (16.7%)
Ice2 (11.1%)
Wet2 (11.1%)
-60.0%prior 5
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (5.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · 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: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Whitingham, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 18

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). "Whitingham, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2013." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/whitingham/2013-annual-report

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