Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

92 CRASHES IN
ATTLEBORO, MA
JANUARY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2023

ATTLEBORO experienced a slight increase in total crashes from January 2023 to January 2024, rising from 90 to 92 crashes, representing a 2.22% increase. The most notable shift was a 250% increase in speeding-related crashes, which rose from 4 in the prior period to 14 in the current period.

92

2.2%was 90

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

33

6.5%was 31

Persons Injured

6

50.0%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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash data for ATTLEBORO shows a relatively stable trend with a minor increase in total crashes year-over-year. Total crashes rose from 90 in January 2023 to 92 in January 2024, marking a 2.22% increase. Similarly, total injuries increased by 6.45%, from 31 to 33.

6

Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2024

50.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 4 in January 2023 to 6 in January 2024, representing a 50% increase. The hit-and-run rate also rose from 4.4% in the prior period to 6.5% in the current period, indicating an upward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

33

Motorists Injured

Prior: 316.5%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday in both periods, with 21 crashes in January 2023 and 22 crashes in January 2024. However, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 4 PM with 10 crashes in January 2023 to 3 PM with 14 crashes in January 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities reported in either January 2023 or January 2024. While serious injuries remained stable at 2 crashes in both periods, minor injury crashes decreased from 13 to 11. Conversely, possible injury crashes increased significantly from 6 to 12.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes2.2%
0.0%prior 2
Minor Injury11minor injury crashes12%
-15.4%prior 13
Possible Injury12possible injury crashes13%
100.0%prior 6
No Injury67no injury crashes72.8%
-2.9%prior 69

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, 'Failed to yield right of way,' saw a minor increase from 18 crashes to 19 crashes. 'Driving too fast for conditions' experienced the largest increase, rising from 3 crashes in January 2023 to 11 crashes in January 2024, a 266.67% change. In contrast, 'Followed too closely' decreased by 7 crashes, from 16 to 9.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way19 (20.7%)5.6%prior 18
Inattention14 (15.2%)40.0%prior 10
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road11 (12%)37.5%prior 8
Driving too fast for conditions11 (12%)
Followed too closely9 (9.8%)-43.8%prior 16
No improper driving6 (6.5%)-33.3%prior 9
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway5 (5.4%)
Distracted4 (4.3%)-42.9%prior 7
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings3 (3.3%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit3 (3.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

A notable shift in road conditions occurred, with crashes on snow, slush, and ice surfaces appearing in January 2024 (15, 6, and 6 crashes respectively), whereas they were not present in January 2023. Correspondingly, crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 63 to 46, and on wet surfaces from 27 to 16. Crashes occurring in dark-lighted roadway conditions increased from 21 to 27.

Weather

Clear/Clear23 (25.0%)
-11.5%prior 26
Clear21 (22.8%)
-27.6%prior 29
Snow15 (16.3%)
Cloudy6 (6.5%)
0.0%prior 6
Cloudy/Cloudy6 (6.5%)
Rain/Rain6 (6.5%)
Rain5 (5.4%)
-16.7%prior 6
Snow/Snow4 (4.3%)
Cloudy/Snow2 (2.2%)
Fog, smog, smoke/Rain1 (1.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight46 (50.0%)
2.2%prior 45
Dark - lighted roadway27 (29.3%)
28.6%prior 21
Dark - roadway not lighted9 (9.8%)
-43.8%prior 16
Dusk6 (6.5%)
Dawn4 (4.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry46 (50.0%)
-27.0%prior 63
Wet16 (17.4%)
-40.7%prior 27
Snow15 (16.3%)
Slush6 (6.5%)
Ice6 (6.5%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (2.2%)
Water (standing, moving)1 (1.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes slightly decreased from 169 to 166. Toyota and Honda remained the top two vehicle makes involved, though their counts decreased by 10 vehicles each. There was a notable shift in age distribution, with persons aged 65 and older involved in crashes decreasing from 28 to 16, while those aged 35-44 increased from 26 to 34.

Top Vehicle Makes (166 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA27 (16.3%)
-27.0%prior 37
2
HONDA18 (10.8%)
-35.7%prior 28
3
FORD16 (9.6%)
23.1%prior 13
4
KIA11 (6.6%)
22.2%prior 9
5
NISSAN10 (6%)
0.0%prior 10
6
CHEVROLET8 (4.8%)
-27.3%prior 11
7
DODGE7 (4.2%)
8
GMC6 (3.6%)
9
SUBARU6 (3.6%)
10
HYUNDAI5 (3%)
-37.5%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (186 persons with recorded sex)

Male100 (53.8%)
2.0%prior 98
Female86 (46.2%)
-8.5%prior 94

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Fatalities remained at 0 across all speed zones in both periods. Crashes occurring in 35 mph zones increased from 10 to 14, and in 45 mph zones from 3 to 6. The 30 mph speed zone also saw a slight increase in crashes, from 32 to 34.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: ATTLEBORO, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 92
  • Total persons involved: 195
  • Total vehicles involved: 166

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: January 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/attleboro/january-2024-report

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