Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

19 CRASHES IN
AVON, MA
JULY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2024

In July 2025, AVON experienced 19 total crashes, a 50% decrease compared to the 38 crashes recorded in July 2024. Total injuries also saw a significant reduction, falling from 22 to 9 over the same period. This notable decline in overall crash and injury figures represents the most significant year-over-year shift.

19

-50.0%was 38

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

9

-59.1%was 22

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%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 · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for AVON indicates a significant downward trend in July 2025 compared to July 2024. Total crashes decreased by 50%, from 38 to 19, while total injuries fell by 59.1%, from 22 to 9. There were no fatalities reported in either period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 10.0%

8

Motorists Injured

Prior: 21-61.9%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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 Thursday in both periods, though the count decreased from 8 crashes in July 2024 to 5 crashes in July 2025. The peak hour shifted from 9 p.m. with 4 crashes in July 2024 to 3 p.m. with 3 crashes in July 2025. Crashes on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays all decreased year-over-year, while Tuesday saw an increase from 4 to 5 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at zero in both July 2024 and July 2025. The number of crashes resulting in serious injuries (Severity A) decreased from 3 in July 2024 to 0 in July 2025. Minor injury crashes (Severity B) decreased from 5 to 2, and possible injury crashes (Severity C) decreased from 4 to 3 year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes10.5%
-60.0%prior 5
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes15.8%
-25.0%prior 4
No Injury14no injury crashes73.7%
-46.2%prior 26

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The most frequently cited contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' decreased by 25% in count, from 12 crashes in July 2024 to 9 crashes in July 2025. Crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' doubled in count, increasing from 1 in the prior period to 2 in the current period. The count of crashes related to 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' remained consistent at 2 crashes in both periods.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving9 (47.4%)-25.0%prior 12
Failed to yield right of way2 (10.5%)
Inattention2 (10.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (10.5%)
Followed too closely1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 28 in July 2024 to 18 in July 2025. Similarly, crashes in cloudy conditions decreased from 8 to 1, and those in rainy conditions decreased from 6 to 0. Crashes during daylight hours decreased from 21 to 17, while crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions decreased from 3 to 2. Data on road surface conditions was only available for July 2024, where 31 crashes occurred on dry roads and 7 on wet roads.

Weather

Clear13 (68.4%)
-35.0%prior 20
Clear/Clear2 (10.5%)
Clear/Unknown2 (10.5%)
-75.0%prior 8
Clear/Other1 (5.3%)
Cloudy1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight17 (89.5%)
-19.0%prior 21
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (10.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (40 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA8 (20%)
0.0%prior 8
2
NISSAN5 (12.5%)
0.0%prior 5
3
HONDA5 (12.5%)
4
FORD5 (12.5%)
0.0%prior 5
5
AUDI2 (5%)
6
CADI2 (5%)
7
HYUNDAI2 (5%)
8
MERCEDES-BENZ2 (5%)
9
VOLVO2 (5%)
10
MACK1 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (51 persons with recorded sex)

Male31 (60.8%)
-45.6%prior 57
Female20 (39.2%)
-20.0%prior 25

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph speed zones saw a 64.3% decrease, falling from 14 in July 2024 to 5 in July 2025. Crashes in 65 mph zones also decreased by 57.1%, from 7 to 3. Conversely, crashes in 5 mph zones increased from 1 to 3, representing a 200% increase.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: AVON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 19
  • Total persons involved: 54
  • Total vehicles involved: 40

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

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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "AVON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/avon/july-2025-report

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