Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

262 CRASHES IN
WINOOSKI CITY, VT
2012

All metrics benchmarked against2011

Total crashes in Winooski City increased by 1.9% year-over-year, rising from 257 in 2011 to 262 in 2012. The most significant shift observed was a 120% increase in DUI-related crashes, which grew from 5 in 2011 to 11 in 2012. Conversely, bicycle crashes saw an 80% decrease, falling from 10 to 2 during the same period.

262

1.9%was 257

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

26

-21.2%was 33

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash totals in Winooski City remained relatively stable, with a slight increase of 5 crashes, representing a 1.9% rise from 257 in 2011 to 262 in 2012. Despite this minor increase in total crashes, the number of total injuries decreased by 21.2%, from 33 in 2011 to 26 in 2012. There were no fatalities reported in either year.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday in 2011 (51 crashes) to Friday in 2012 (55 crashes), with Friday crashes increasing by 15 from the prior year. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 12p (29 crashes) in 2011 to 3p (32 crashes) in 2012. Crashes on Monday and Wednesday saw notable decreases, falling by 8 and 6 crashes respectively.

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

Fatalities remained at zero for both 2011 and 2012, indicating no change in the fatal crash rate. The number of injury crashes decreased by 21.2%, from 33 in 2011 to 26 in 2012. Consequently, the proportion of injury crashes relative to total crashes declined from 12.8% in 2011 to 9.9% in 2012.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury26minor injury crashes9.9%
-21.2%prior 33
No Injury235no injury crashes89.7%
4.9%prior 224

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

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased by 19, from 133 in 2011 to 152 in 2012, while crashes in cloudy conditions decreased by 18. There was a notable decrease in crashes on snowy road surfaces, falling from 37 in 2011 to 21 in 2012. The number of crashes occurring in daylight increased by 9, from 199 to 208, while crashes in dark conditions decreased by 4.

Weather

Clear152 (63.3%)
14.3%prior 133
Cloudy54 (22.5%)
-25.0%prior 72
Freezing Precipitation20 (8.3%)
-20.0%prior 25
Rain14 (5.8%)
-12.5%prior 16

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight208 (79.4%)
4.5%prior 199
Dark54 (20.6%)
-6.9%prior 58

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry194 (77.9%)
13.5%prior 171
Wet29 (11.6%)
-19.4%prior 36
Snow21 (8.4%)
-43.2%prior 37
Ice4 (1.6%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (0.4%)

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: Winooski City, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 262

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). "Winooski City, 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/winooski-city/2012-annual-report

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