Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

127 CRASHES IN
ATTLEBORO, MA
DECEMBER 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2021

ATTLEBORO experienced a slight increase in total crashes from 122 in December 2021 to 127 in December 2022, marking a 4.1% rise. Despite this, total injuries saw a notable decrease of 17.4%, falling from 46 to 38. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

127

4.1%was 122

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

38

-17.4%was 46

Persons Injured

6

-25.0%was 8

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. 3 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the number of crashes in ATTLEBORO saw a modest increase year-over-year, rising by 4.1% from 122 crashes to 127 crashes. Concurrently, total injuries decreased by 17.4%, from 46 to 38. The number of fatal crashes remained stable at zero for both December 2021 and December 2022.

6

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2022

-25.0% vs prior (8)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 8 in December 2021 to 6 in December 2022. This change resulted in a decrease in the hit-and-run rate from 6.6% to 4.7%. The trend for hit-and-run incidents is downwards year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

38

Motorists Injured

Prior: 46-17.4%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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 31 crashes in December 2021 to Thursday with 30 crashes in December 2022. The peak hour also changed, moving from 11 AM (13 crashes) in the prior period to 2 PM (11 crashes) in the current period. Crashes on Monday more than doubled, increasing from 7 to 14, while crashes on Wednesday decreased significantly from 31 to 15.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both December 2021 and December 2022. Serious injury crashes, classified as 'A', increased from 0 in the prior period to 1 in the current period. Minor injury crashes ('B') decreased from 21 (17.2% of total crashes) to 16 (12.6% of total crashes) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes0.8%
Minor Injury16minor injury crashes12.6%
-23.8%prior 21
Possible Injury9possible injury crashes7.1%
0.0%prior 9
No Injury98no injury crashes77.2%
8.9%prior 90

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factor shifted from 'Followed too closely' (23 crashes) in December 2021 to 'Inattention' (27 crashes) in December 2022. 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes increased from 14 to 22, a 57.1% increase in count. Conversely, 'Followed too closely' crashes decreased significantly from 23 to 12, representing a 47.8% decrease in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention27 (21.3%)35.0%prior 20
Failed to yield right of way22 (17.3%)57.1%prior 14
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road13 (10.2%)0.0%prior 13
No improper driving13 (10.2%)-7.1%prior 14
Followed too closely12 (9.4%)-47.8%prior 23
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings8 (6.3%)-11.1%prior 9
Driving too fast for conditions4 (3.1%)
Other improper action3 (2.4%)
Physical impairment2 (1.6%)
Operating defective equipment2 (1.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on wet road surfaces increased from 24 in December 2021 to 33 in December 2022. Conversely, crashes on snowy road surfaces decreased from 5 to 1 during the same period. The number of crashes occurring during daylight conditions increased from 61 to 72, while crashes in dark-lighted conditions remained constant at 44.

Weather

Clear49 (38.6%)
40.0%prior 35
Clear/Clear41 (32.3%)
-4.7%prior 43
Rain13 (10.2%)
62.5%prior 8
Cloudy/Cloudy6 (4.7%)
-40.0%prior 10
Cloudy4 (3.1%)
-42.9%prior 7
Rain/Rain3 (2.4%)
Cloudy/Rain3 (2.4%)
Clear/Cloudy3 (2.4%)
Rain/Cloudy2 (1.6%)
Cloudy/Snow1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight72 (56.7%)
18.0%prior 61
Dark - lighted roadway44 (34.6%)
0.0%prior 44
Dark - roadway not lighted6 (4.7%)
-45.5%prior 11
Dusk4 (3.1%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry93 (73.2%)
2.2%prior 91
Wet33 (26.0%)
37.5%prior 24
Snow1 (0.8%)
-80.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes saw a slight decrease from 231 in December 2021 to 229 in December 2022. Toyota remained the most common vehicle make involved, with 39 vehicles in both periods. Among persons involved, the 26-34 age group saw an increase from 45 to 50, while the 65+ age group decreased from 33 to 24.

Top Vehicle Makes (229 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA39 (17%)
0.0%prior 39
2
HONDA21 (9.2%)
-32.3%prior 31
3
FORD18 (7.9%)
-14.3%prior 21
4
NISSAN18 (7.9%)
20.0%prior 15
5
HYUNDAI15 (6.6%)
0.0%prior 15
6
GMC12 (5.2%)
7
CHEVROLET12 (5.2%)
-36.8%prior 19
8
DODGE9 (3.9%)
9
KIA8 (3.5%)
10
JEEP8 (3.5%)
-27.3%prior 11

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (271 persons with recorded sex)

Male153 (56.5%)
-6.1%prior 163
Female118 (43.5%)
-1.7%prior 120

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 30 mph speed zone decreased from 40 in December 2021 to 34 in December 2022. Conversely, crashes in the 40 mph zone increased from 20 to 26, and in the 65 mph zone from 17 to 23. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone for either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: ATTLEBORO, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 127
  • Total persons involved: 282
  • Total vehicles involved: 229

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). "ATTLEBORO, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/attleboro/december-2022-report

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