Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

31 CRASHES IN
ARLINGTON, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, Arlington recorded 31 crashes, marking a 34.78% increase compared to the 23 crashes reported in June 2024. The most notable shift was a substantial rise in total injuries, which increased from 3 in June 2024 to 10 in June 2025. This represents a 233.33% increase in injuries year-over-year.

31

34.8%was 23

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

10

233.3%was 3

Persons Injured

4

33.3%was 3

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 · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Arlington are rising year-over-year. The total number of crashes increased by 34.78%, from 23 crashes in June 2024 to 31 crashes in June 2025.

4

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2025

33.3% vs prior (3)

Hit-and-run crashes increased by 1, from 3 in June 2024 to 4 in June 2025. The hit-and-run rate slightly decreased from 13% in June 2024 to 12.9% in June 2025, a change of 0.1 percentage points.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

9

Motorists Injured

Prior: 2350.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes in June 2025 was Monday and Thursday, each with 6 crashes, a slight shift from June 2024 where Thursday was the peak with 5 crashes. The peak crash hour also shifted, with 8 AM recording 5 crashes in June 2025 compared to 11 AM recording 5 crashes in June 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either period. Total injuries saw a significant increase, rising from 3 in June 2024 to 10 in June 2025. Specifically, June 2025 recorded 1 serious injury crash, whereas none were reported in June 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes3.2%
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes12.9%
100.0%prior 2
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes6.5%
100.0%prior 1
No Injury22no injury crashes71%
15.8%prior 19

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The factor 'No improper driving' decreased from 14 crashes in June 2024 to 6 crashes in June 2025, a reduction of 8 crashes. Conversely, 'Inattention' and 'Failed to yield right of way' each increased by 2 crashes, from 1 crash in June 2024 to 3 crashes in June 2025. Factors like 'Followed too closely' and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' emerged with 3 crashes each in June 2025, not being present among the top factors in June 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving6 (19.4%)-57.1%prior 14
Followed too closely3 (9.7%)
Inattention3 (9.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (9.7%)
Failed to yield right of way3 (9.7%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (6.5%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (6.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (3.2%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.2%)
Other improper action1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions (Clear or Clear/Clear) increased from 19 in June 2024 to 26 in June 2025. Crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 1 in June 2024 to 3 in June 2025. The lighting conditions data for June 2024 was not available for comparison.

Weather

Clear19 (61.3%)
26.7%prior 15
Clear/Clear7 (22.6%)
Rain2 (6.5%)
Cloudy1 (3.2%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (3.2%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight29 (93.5%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (3.2%)
Dawn1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry28 (90.3%)
33.3%prior 21
Wet3 (9.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (61 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA11 (18%)
120.0%prior 5
2
HONDA9 (14.8%)
80.0%prior 5
3
HYUNDAI6 (9.8%)
4
VOLKSWAGEN4 (6.6%)
5
JEEP4 (6.6%)
6
NISSAN4 (6.6%)
7
CHEVROLET3 (4.9%)
8
AUDI2 (3.3%)
9
MAZDA2 (3.3%)
10
SUBARU2 (3.3%)
-66.7%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (60 persons with recorded sex)

Male32 (53.3%)
77.8%prior 18
Female28 (46.7%)
-6.7%prior 30

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 25 mph speed zones increased from 19 in June 2024 to 26 in June 2025. While 10 mph, 30 mph, and 40 mph zones recorded crashes in June 2024, they did not in June 2025. New speed zones, 20 mph (2 crashes) and 65 mph (1 crash), appeared in June 2025. No fatal crashes were reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: ARLINGTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 31
  • Total persons involved: 70
  • Total vehicles involved: 61

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). "ARLINGTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/arlington/june-2025-report

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