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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · AGAWAM, MA · APRIL 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
59 CRASHES IN
AGAWAM, MA
APRIL 2024
AGAWAM experienced a slight increase in total crashes, rising from 58 in April 2023 to 59 in April 2024, a 1.7% increase. The most notable shift was a 23.1% increase in total injuries, from 13 to 16, over the same period.
59
▲ 1.7%was 58
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
16
▲ 23.1%was 13
Persons Injured
5
▼ -28.6%was 7
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. 5 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Total crashes in AGAWAM remained relatively stable year-over-year, increasing by 1.7% from 58 crashes in April 2023 to 59 crashes in April 2024. While fatalities remained at zero in both periods, total injuries increased by 23.1%, from 13 to 16, indicating a slight worsening of crash outcomes.
5
Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2024
▼ -28.6% vs prior (7)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 7 in April 2023 to 5 in April 2024, representing a reduction of 2 crashes. The hit-and-run rate also decreased from 12.1% to 8.5% year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
15
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · 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 18 crashes in April 2023 to Monday with 15 crashes in April 2024. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 3 PM with 9 crashes in April 2023 to 7 AM with 9 crashes in April 2024, indicating a change in daily crash patterns.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at zero in both April 2023 and April 2024. However, the number of serious injuries (code A) increased from 0 to 1, and minor injuries (code B) rose from 3 to 8 crashes. Conversely, possible injuries (code C) decreased from 7 to 5 crashes year-over-year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Crashes attributed to 'Inattention' decreased by 6, from 17 in April 2023 to 11 in April 2024, while 'No improper driving' crashes decreased by 1, from 14 to 13. Crashes due to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased by 3, from 5 to 8, and 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' crashes increased from 0 to 2.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes on dry road surfaces decreased by 8, from 53 in April 2023 to 45 in April 2024, while crashes on wet road surfaces increased by 8, from 5 to 13. Clear weather crashes increased by 4 (from 33 to 37), but cloudy weather crashes decreased by 8 (from 13 to 5), with a notable increase in crashes during rain or sleet conditions.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The top vehicle make involved in crashes shifted from Ford (16) in April 2023 to Honda (17) in April 2024. The 16-20 age group saw an increase of 5 persons involved in crashes (from 14 to 19), while the 35-44 age group experienced the largest decrease of 8 persons (from 23 to 15).
Top Vehicle Makes (105 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Vehicle unit records
12 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (121 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 25 mph zones slightly decreased from 17 in April 2023 to 16 in April 2024. Crashes in 55 mph zones increased by 1, from 4 to 5, while 35 mph and 40 mph zones remained stable with 19 and 9 crashes respectively. Fatalities remained at zero across all speed zones in both periods.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · 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: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: AGAWAM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 59
- Total persons involved: 136
- Total vehicles involved: 105
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "AGAWAM, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/agawam/april-2024-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-04-01 – 2024-04-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved