Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

50 CRASHES IN
BILLERICA, MA
JULY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2024

Total crashes in Billerica increased by 19.05%, from 42 in July 2024 to 50 in July 2025. This period saw a notable decrease in hit-and-run incidents, which fell by 66.67% year-over-year. Additionally, crashes involving bicyclists increased from 0 to 2.

50

19.0%was 42

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

15

15.4%was 13

Persons Injured

2

-66.7%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.

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 incidents in Billerica showed an upward trend, increasing from 42 crashes in July 2024 to 50 crashes in July 2025, representing a 19.05% rise. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 15.38%, from 13 to 15. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2025

-66.7% vs prior (6)

Hit-and-run crashes significantly decreased by 66.67%, falling from 6 incidents in July 2024 to 2 incidents in July 2025. The hit-and-run rate also showed a downward trend, dropping from 14.3% of all crashes to 4%.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

2

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 1100.0%

13

Motorists Injured

Prior: 128.3%

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 Wednesday in both periods, with crash counts increasing from 8 in July 2024 to 11 in July 2025. The peak crash hour shifted from 5 p.m. in July 2024, which recorded 4 crashes, to 4 p.m. in July 2025, which recorded 8 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

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both July 2024 and July 2025. While Minor Injury crashes decreased proportionally from 16.7% to 14% of total crashes, Possible Injury crashes increased from 7.1% to 10%. Serious Injury crashes, which accounted for 2.4% of crashes in July 2024, were not reported in July 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes14%
0.0%prior 7
Possible Injury5possible injury crashes10%
66.7%prior 3
No Injury38no injury crashes76%
22.6%prior 31

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

"Failed to yield right of way" saw a 150% increase in count, rising from 4 crashes in July 2024 to 10 crashes in July 2025, becoming the top contributing factor. Conversely, "Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road" decreased by 50% in count, from 6 crashes to 3 crashes. "Followed too closely" and "No improper driving" both increased by 60% in count, from 5 crashes each to 8 crashes each.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way10 (20%)
Followed too closely8 (16%)60.0%prior 5
No improper driving8 (16%)60.0%prior 5
Inattention7 (14%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings4 (8%)-20.0%prior 5
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (6%)-50.0%prior 6
Exceeded authorized speed limit2 (4%)
Physical impairment2 (4%)
Operating defective equipment1 (2%)
Emotional1 (2%)

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

The proportion of crashes occurring in daylight increased from 76.2% in July 2024 to 84% in July 2025. Correspondingly, crashes in dark conditions decreased from 9 incidents (21.4% share) to 5 incidents (10% share). The number of crashes on dry road surfaces rose from 35 to 45, while crashes on wet surfaces remained constant at 5.

Weather

Clear25 (50.0%)
-10.7%prior 28
Clear/Clear14 (28.0%)
Cloudy5 (10.0%)
Rain/Cloudy4 (8.0%)
Rain2 (4.0%)

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

Lighting

Daylight42 (84.0%)
31.3%prior 32
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (6.0%)
Dusk3 (6.0%)
Dark - lighted roadway2 (4.0%)
-71.4%prior 7

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

Road Surface

Dry45 (90.0%)
28.6%prior 35
Wet5 (10.0%)
0.0%prior 5

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Toyota and Honda remained the top two vehicle makes involved in crashes, with Toyota increasing from 15 to 19 and Honda from 10 to 12. The 55-64 age group experienced the largest proportional increase in persons involved in crashes, rising from 4 to 14, a 250% increase. The 65+ age group maintained a stable involvement of 12 persons in both periods.

Top Vehicle Makes (98 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA19 (19.4%)
26.7%prior 15
2
HONDA12 (12.2%)
20.0%prior 10
3
GMC8 (8.2%)
4
FORD8 (8.2%)
-20.0%prior 10
5
CHEVROLET7 (7.1%)
6
NISSAN6 (6.1%)
7
JEEP4 (4.1%)
8
HYUNDAI4 (4.1%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ4 (4.1%)
10
DODGE4 (4.1%)

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 (114 persons with recorded sex)

Male78 (68.4%)
85.7%prior 42
Female36 (31.6%)
-2.7%prior 37

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 zones increased from 12 in July 2024 to 16 in July 2025, while crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 18 to 12. A notable shift occurred in 65 mph zones, where crashes increased from 2 to 8. Crashes in 15 mph and 55 mph zones were reported in July 2024 but not in July 2025, while 40 mph zones appeared in July 2025 with 2 crashes.

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: BILLERICA, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 50
  • Total persons involved: 114
  • Total vehicles involved: 98

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). "BILLERICA, 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/billerica/july-2025-report

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