Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

52 CRASHES IN
BEVERLY, MA
NOVEMBER 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2023

Total crashes in November 2024 increased by 18.18% to 52, up from 44 crashes in November 2023. The most notable shift was the presence of 1 fatal crash in the current period, compared to zero fatal crashes in the prior period.

52

18.2%was 44

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

13

8.3%was 12

Persons Injured

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) 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 · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Beverly showed an upward trend year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 8, from 44 in November 2023 to 52 in November 2024. This represents an 18.18% rise in crash volume. Total fatalities also increased from 0 to 1, and total injuries rose from 12 to 13.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2024

0.0% vs prior (3)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained consistent at 3 incidents in both November 2023 and November 2024. However, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 6.8% in the prior period to 5.8% in the current period, reflecting a higher total crash count.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 10.0%

4

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 10-30.0%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 10.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Thursday in both periods, with 11 crashes in the current period and 10 in the prior. However, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 5 PM in November 2023 (8 crashes) to 3 PM in November 2024 (8 crashes).

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in November 2023 to 1 in November 2024, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 1.92% in the current period. Minor injury crashes remained stable in proportion, accounting for 13.5% of crashes (7 incidents) in the current period compared to 13.6% (6 incidents) previously. Possible injury crashes increased from 3 (6.8% share) to 6 (11.5% share) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes1.9%
Minor Injury7minor injury crashes13.5%
16.7%prior 6
Possible Injury6possible injury crashes11.5%
100.0%prior 3
No Injury38no injury crashes73.1%
52.0%prior 25

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

"No improper driving" increased from 7 crashes in the prior period to 14 crashes in the current period, a 100% increase in count. "Failed to yield right of way" rose from 6 crashes to 9 crashes, a 50% increase in count. "Inattention" also saw a 100% increase in count, from 4 crashes to 8 crashes year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving14 (26.9%)100.0%prior 7
Failed to yield right of way9 (17.3%)50.0%prior 6
Inattention8 (15.4%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings3 (5.8%)
Other improper action3 (5.8%)
Followed too closely3 (5.8%)
Visibility obstructed2 (3.8%)
Illness1 (1.9%)
Distracted1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions remained the most frequent, with 35 incidents in the current period and 36 (Clear/Clear and Clear) in the prior period. Crashes during daylight hours increased from 21 to 32, while those in dark-lighted conditions decreased from 20 to 17. The number of crashes on wet road surfaces remained constant at 8 in both periods.

Weather

Clear35 (68.6%)
Rain4 (7.8%)
Clear/Unknown3 (5.9%)
Rain/Cloudy3 (5.9%)
Cloudy1 (2.0%)
Cloudy/Clear1 (2.0%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (2.0%)
Clear/Clear1 (2.0%)
-96.9%prior 32
Clear/Cloudy1 (2.0%)
Clear/Other1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight32 (62.7%)
52.4%prior 21
Dark - lighted roadway17 (33.3%)
-15.0%prior 20
Dawn2 (3.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry43 (82.7%)
22.9%prior 35
Wet8 (15.4%)
0.0%prior 8
Ice1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The 65+ age group saw a significant increase in representation, from 8 persons in November 2023 to 22 persons in November 2024. Similarly, the 35-44 age group increased from 10 to 19 persons. Toyota became the most frequently involved vehicle make in the current period with 14 vehicles, surpassing Honda, which was the top make in the prior period with 15 vehicles.

Top Vehicle Makes (93 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA14 (15.1%)
27.3%prior 11
2
NISSAN10 (10.8%)
3
CHEVROLET9 (9.7%)
4
FORD8 (8.6%)
5
HONDA8 (8.6%)
-46.7%prior 15
6
JEEP6 (6.5%)
20.0%prior 5
7
HYUNDAI6 (6.5%)
8
VOLKSWAGEN3 (3.2%)
9
INFI3 (3.2%)
10
KIA3 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (115 persons with recorded sex)

Male63 (54.8%)
103.2%prior 31
Female52 (45.2%)
18.2%prior 44

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone remained the most common, increasing from 22 to 23 incidents year-over-year. Crashes in the 55 mph zone decreased from 6 to 3, but this zone recorded 1 fatal crash in the current period compared to 0 in the prior period. Crashes in the 30 mph zone increased from 9 to 13.

Fatal crashes by zone: 55 mph: 1 of 3 (33.333%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: BEVERLY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 52
  • Total persons involved: 121
  • Total vehicles involved: 93

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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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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "BEVERLY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/beverly/november-2024-report

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