Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

45 CRASHES IN
ABINGTON, MA
JUNE 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2022

In June 2023, Abington experienced 45 total crashes, a 40.6% increase from the 32 crashes recorded in June 2022. Total injuries also saw a significant rise, increasing by 90% from 10 to 19. Notably, DUI crashes, which were absent in the prior period, accounted for 2 crashes in the current period.

45

40.6%was 32

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

19

90.0%was 10

Persons Injured

5

-16.7%was 6

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (0) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (0) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash activity in Abington showed an upward trend year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 13, or 40.6%, from 32 in June 2022 to 45 in June 2023. Correspondingly, total injuries rose by 90%, from 10 to 19, indicating a worsening safety trend.

5

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2023

-16.7% vs prior (6)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 6 incidents in June 2022 to 5 in June 2023. Concurrently, the hit-and-run rate declined from 18.8% of all crashes in the prior period to 11.1% in the current period, indicating a downward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

18

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9100.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Tuesday with 7 crashes in June 2022 to Friday with 12 crashes in June 2023. While the peak hour remained in the late afternoon/early evening, shifting from 5 PM with 6 crashes in the prior period to 6 PM with 6 crashes in the current period, Friday saw a notable increase in crash frequency.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

No fatal crashes were recorded in either June 2022 or June 2023. However, the number of injury crashes increased, with serious injuries appearing in the current period (1 crash) where none were reported previously. Possible injury crashes doubled from 5 to 10, and minor injury crashes remained at 4, contributing to a higher overall injury count.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes2.2%
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes8.9%
0.0%prior 4
Possible Injury10possible injury crashes22.2%
100.0%prior 5
No Injury28no injury crashes62.2%
27.3%prior 22

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Several contributing factors saw increases in crash counts year-over-year. Crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 9 to 13, and 'No improper driving' rose from 6 to 10. Additionally, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' crashes tripled from 1 to 3, while 'Inattention' crashes decreased from 4 to 1.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way13 (28.9%)44.4%prior 9
No improper driving10 (22.2%)66.7%prior 6
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (6.7%)
Followed too closely3 (6.7%)
Distracted2 (4.4%)
Inattention1 (2.2%)
Illness1 (2.2%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (2.2%)
Other improper action1 (2.2%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (2.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Daylight' conditions increased from 28 to 35, and those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions doubled from 4 to 8. Regarding road surface, 'Wet' road crashes significantly increased from 1 to 9. The number of crashes in 'Clear' weather conditions remained consistent at 24, but crashes during 'Rain' conditions emerged with 6 instances in the current period.

Weather

Clear24 (54.5%)
0.0%prior 24
Rain6 (13.6%)
Clear/Cloudy5 (11.4%)
Cloudy4 (9.1%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (4.5%)
Clear/Other2 (4.5%)
-71.4%prior 7
Other/Clear1 (2.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight35 (79.5%)
25.0%prior 28
Dark - lighted roadway8 (18.2%)
Other1 (2.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry35 (79.5%)
16.7%prior 30
Wet9 (20.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 60 in June 2022 to 81 in June 2023. Toyota and Chevrolet saw notable increases in involvement, with Toyota vehicles involved rising from 8 to 12 and Chevrolet from 7 to 11. Conversely, Ford involvement slightly decreased from 11 to 10, while Nissan and Jeep involvement increased from 2 to 8 and 5 to 8 respectively.

Top Vehicle Makes (81 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA12 (14.8%)
50.0%prior 8
2
CHEVROLET11 (13.6%)
57.1%prior 7
3
FORD10 (12.3%)
-9.1%prior 11
4
NISSAN8 (9.9%)
5
JEEP8 (9.9%)
60.0%prior 5
6
HONDA8 (9.9%)
14.3%prior 7
7
SUBARU3 (3.7%)
8
ACURA2 (2.5%)
9
HD2 (2.5%)
10
KIA2 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

12 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.

Sex Distribution (88 persons with recorded sex)

Female46 (52.3%)
43.8%prior 32
Male42 (47.7%)
35.5%prior 31

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 14 to 22, making it the most frequent speed zone for crashes in both periods. There was a notable increase in crashes within 45 mph zones, rising from 2 to 8. Crashes in 40 mph zones slightly decreased from 6 to 5, while 5 mph and 25 mph zones, present in the prior period, did not report any crashes in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Posted speed limit at crash location

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), accessed programmatically via the Arcgis_yearly 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_yearly 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: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: ABINGTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 45
  • Total persons involved: 102
  • Total vehicles involved: 81

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). "ABINGTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/abington/june-2023-report

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