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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · BARNSTABLE, MA · JULY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
119 CRASHES IN
BARNSTABLE, MA
JULY 2025
BARNSTABLE experienced a decrease in overall crashes in July 2025 compared to July 2024, with total crashes falling from 132 to 119, a 9.85% reduction. The most notable year-over-year shift was the elimination of fatalities, decreasing from 1 in the prior period to 0 in the current period. Injuries, however, saw a slight increase from 45 to 49.
119
▼ -9.8%was 132
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Killed
49
▲ 8.9%was 45
Persons Injured
5
▼ -16.7%was 6
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 · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
The overall trend indicates a decrease in crash incidents year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 13, from 132 in July 2024 to 119 in July 2025. This represents a 9.85% reduction in total crashes. Fatalities decreased from 1 to 0, while total injuries increased from 45 to 49.
5
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2025
▼ -16.7% vs prior (6)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 6 in July 2024 to 5 in July 2025. The corresponding hit-and-run rate also saw a slight decrease, moving from 4.5% in the prior period to 4.2% in the current period, indicating a downward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
7
Cyclists Injured
41
Motorists Injured
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 shifted from Friday with 21 crashes in July 2024 to Tuesday with 29 crashes in July 2025. Similarly, the peak hour changed from 2 PM with 14 crashes in the prior period to 4 PM with 15 crashes in the current period. Crashes on Monday, Friday, and Saturday decreased, while Tuesday and Thursday saw increases.
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
Fatal crashes decreased from 1 in July 2024 to 0 in July 2025. Serious injuries (A) decreased from 3 to 2, and possible injuries (C) decreased from 7 to 6. Conversely, minor injuries (B) increased from 20 in the prior period to 30 in the current period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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 top contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' increased in count from 25 to 32 crashes, a 28% increase, moving from second to first rank. 'Inattention' crashes decreased from 26 to 23, an 11.5% decrease, while 'Failed to yield right of way' saw a significant reduction from 19 to 10 crashes, a 47.4% decrease. 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' increased from 5 to 9 crashes, an 80% increase.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
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 107 to 95 year-over-year. Crashes in 'Daylight' conditions also decreased from 111 to 105. The number of crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces decreased from 123 to 110, while crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces remained constant at 9 for both periods.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 308 to 284. Crashes involving Toyota vehicles decreased from 41 to 30, and Honda vehicles from 27 to 21. Notably, the 45-54 age group saw an increase in persons involved, from 31 to 40, while the 35-44 age group decreased from 47 to 31.
Top Vehicle Makes (224 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
20 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (256 persons with recorded sex)
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 the 30 mph speed zone decreased from 55 to 44, and in the 35 mph zone from 36 to 28, with the single fatal crash in this zone eliminated. However, crashes in the 45 mph zone increased from 7 to 11. Overall, crashes decreased in most higher speed zones but increased in the 45 mph zone.
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: BARNSTABLE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 119
- Total persons involved: 284
- Total vehicles involved: 224
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "BARNSTABLE, 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/barnstable/july-2025-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved