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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · BILLERICA, MA · AUGUST 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
35 CRASHES IN
BILLERICA, MA
AUGUST 2022
Total crashes in Billerica decreased by 12.5%, from 40 in August 2021 to 35 in August 2022. During the same period, total injuries saw a modest reduction from 16 to 15, while fatalities remained at zero for both months. A notable year-over-year shift was the complete elimination of crashes attributed to speeding, which dropped from 4 in the prior period to 0 in the current period.
35
▼ -12.5%was 40
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
15
▼ -6.3%was 16
Persons Injured
3
▲ 50.0%was 2
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 · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for Billerica shows a downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing from 40 to 35, representing a 12.5% reduction. Total injuries also saw a slight decrease, from 16 to 15. The number of fatal crashes remained at zero in both periods.
3
Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2022
▲ 50.0% vs prior (2)
Hit-and-run crashes increased from 2 incidents in the prior period to 3 incidents in the current period. The hit-and-run rate also rose from 5% to 8.6%. This indicates an upward trend in hit-and-run incidents year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
15
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal distribution of crashes shifted, with the peak day moving from Friday (8 crashes) in the prior period to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (7 crashes each) in the current period. The peak crash hour also changed, occurring at 6 p.m. (4 crashes) in the prior period and at 3 p.m. (5 crashes) in the current period. Crashes on Thursdays and Fridays saw decreases of 5 and 4 incidents, respectively.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes remained at zero in both periods, indicating no change in the most severe outcomes. The proportion of minor injury crashes (severity code B) increased from 12.5% (5 crashes) in the prior period to 25.7% (9 crashes) in the current period. Conversely, possible injury crashes (severity code C) decreased from 15% (6 crashes) to 8.6% (3 crashes) year-over-year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The contributing factor 'Failed to yield right of way' saw an increase in incidents, rising from 5 crashes in the prior period to 8 crashes in the current period. Conversely, 'No improper driving' decreased from 8 crashes to 4 crashes. Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' also declined, from 5 incidents to 2 incidents.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 28 in the prior period to 25 in the current period. Crashes on wet road surfaces also saw a reduction, decreasing from 8 to 6 incidents. Additionally, crashes during daylight hours decreased from 34 in the prior period to 28 in the current period.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The ranking of top vehicle makes shifted, with Toyota becoming the most frequent make in current crashes (11) compared to Honda (11) in the prior period. There was a notable decrease in persons aged 0-15 involved in crashes, from 14 in the prior period to 6 in the current period. Conversely, the number of persons aged 65 and older involved in crashes increased significantly, from 3 to 11.
Top Vehicle Makes (64 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (71 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 3 to 1, and in 30 mph zones from 14 to 10. Crashes in 55 mph zones experienced a significant reduction from 8 to 1. There was a slight increase in crashes within 40 mph zones, rising from 2 to 3.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · 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: 2022-08-01 through 2022-08-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-08-01 through 2022-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: BILLERICA, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 35
- Total persons involved: 75
- Total vehicles involved: 64
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). "BILLERICA, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/billerica/august-2022-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-08-01 – 2022-08-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved