Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

89 CRASHES IN
ANDOVER, MA
JUNE 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2022

Andover experienced an increase in total crashes from 81 in June 2022 to 89 in June 2023, representing a 9.88% rise. Despite this increase in incidents, total injuries decreased by 16.67%, from 30 to 25. The most notable year-over-year shift was a 200% increase in speeding crashes, rising from 2 to 6 incidents.

89

9.9%was 81

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

25

-16.7%was 30

Persons Injured

5

25.0%was 4

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.

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

The overall trend shows a slight increase in total crash incidents, rising by 9.88% from 81 crashes in June 2022 to 89 crashes in June 2023. Conversely, the total number of injuries decreased by 16.67%, from 30 to 25, indicating a reduction in the severity or frequency of injuries per crash. Fatalities remained at zero for both periods.

5

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2023

25.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 4 incidents in June 2022 to 5 incidents in June 2023. This change corresponds to an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 4.9% to 5.6% of total crashes. The data indicates an upward trend in hit-and-run incidents year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

25

Motorists Injured

Prior: 30-16.7%

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 Wednesday, with 18 incidents in June 2022, to Friday, with 17 incidents in June 2023. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 3 PM, which saw 12 crashes in June 2022, to 4 PM, with 9 crashes in June 2023. This suggests a slight shift in the timing of peak crash activity.

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

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities in either June 2022 or June 2023. The total number of injured persons decreased from 30 to 25 year-over-year. While serious injuries increased from 1 (1.2% of crashes) to 2 (2.2% of crashes), minor injuries saw a substantial decrease from 13 (16% of crashes) to 5 (5.6% of crashes).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes2.2%
100.0%prior 1
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes5.6%
-61.5%prior 13
Possible Injury13possible injury crashes14.6%
62.5%prior 8
No Injury69no injury crashes77.5%
23.2%prior 56

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

The top contributing factor, 'Followed too closely,' increased from 18 to 20 crashes, an 11.1% rise. 'Inattention' also increased slightly from 16 to 17 crashes, a 6.25% increase. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased significantly from 15 crashes to 8 crashes, a 46.7% reduction. 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' saw a substantial increase from 1 crash to 6 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely20 (22.5%)11.1%prior 18
Inattention17 (19.1%)6.3%prior 16
No improper driving8 (9%)0.0%prior 8
Failed to yield right of way8 (9%)-46.7%prior 15
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road7 (7.9%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings6 (6.7%)
Driving too fast for conditions4 (4.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner4 (4.5%)
Other improper action3 (3.4%)-40.0%prior 5
Distracted2 (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 rainy conditions more than doubled, increasing from 6 incidents in June 2022 to 15 in June 2023. Correspondingly, crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 8 to 19 incidents. The proportion of crashes occurring during daylight hours slightly increased from 80.2% (65 crashes) to 84.3% (75 crashes) year-over-year.

Weather

Clear41 (46.1%)
-31.7%prior 60
Clear/Clear16 (18.0%)
Cloudy15 (16.9%)
150.0%prior 6
Rain6 (6.7%)
Cloudy/Rain4 (4.5%)
Rain/Cloudy3 (3.4%)
Cloudy/Cloudy2 (2.2%)
Rain/Clear1 (1.1%)
Clear/Rain1 (1.1%)

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

Lighting

Daylight75 (84.3%)
15.4%prior 65
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (7.9%)
-12.5%prior 8
Dark - lighted roadway4 (4.5%)
-20.0%prior 5
Dawn2 (2.2%)
Dusk1 (1.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry70 (78.7%)
-4.1%prior 73
Wet19 (21.3%)
137.5%prior 8

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The ranking of top vehicle makes involved in crashes shifted, with Honda moving from third (17 vehicles) to first (29 vehicles), while Toyota moved from first (31 vehicles) to second (24 vehicles). In terms of demographics, the 16-20 age group saw a notable increase in involvement, rising from 21 persons in June 2022 to 33 persons in June 2023. Conversely, the 26-34 and 35-44 age groups both experienced decreases in persons involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (169 vehicles)

1
HONDA29 (17.2%)
70.6%prior 17
2
TOYOTA24 (14.2%)
-22.6%prior 31
3
FORD20 (11.8%)
17.6%prior 17
4
SUBARU11 (6.5%)
120.0%prior 5
5
CHEVROLET8 (4.7%)
-27.3%prior 11
6
BMW7 (4.1%)
40.0%prior 5
7
MAZDA6 (3.6%)
8
NISSAN6 (3.6%)
-50.0%prior 12
9
INFI5 (3%)
10
JEEP5 (3%)
0.0%prior 5

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

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

Sex Distribution (185 persons with recorded sex)

Male111 (60.0%)
23.3%prior 90
Female74 (40.0%)
-12.9%prior 85

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 65 mph speed zones slightly decreased from 33 to 31, while crashes in 30 mph zones also saw a reduction from 20 to 16. A significant shift occurred in 25 mph zones, where crashes increased from 1 in June 2022 to 16 in June 2023. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone during either 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: ANDOVER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 89
  • Total persons involved: 209
  • Total vehicles involved: 169

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). "ANDOVER, 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/andover/june-2023-report

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