Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

8 CRASHES IN
BLACKSTONE, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, Blackstone experienced 8 crashes, a 20% decrease from the 10 crashes reported in June 2024. A notable shift was the emergence of DUI-related crashes, with 2 recorded in the current period compared to none in the prior period.

8

-20.0%was 10

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

50.0%was 2

Persons Injured

0

Fatal Crash Events

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the number of crashes in Blackstone decreased by 20%, from 10 crashes in June 2024 to 8 crashes in June 2025. Despite this reduction in total crashes, the number of injured persons increased by 50%, rising from 2 in the prior period to 3 in the current period. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 250.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes showed some shifts year-over-year. The peak day for crashes changed from Saturday, with 2 crashes in June 2024, to Sunday, with 3 crashes in June 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 10p, with 2 crashes in the prior period, to 6p, also with 2 crashes, in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both June 2024 and June 2025. While the total number of crashes resulting in some form of injury remained at 2 in both periods, the severity type shifted, with 2 crashes involving 'Possible Injury' in the prior period and 2 crashes involving 'Minor Injury' in the current period. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury decreased from 80% (8 of 10 crashes) in the prior period to 62.5% (5 of 8 crashes) in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes25%
No Injury5no injury crashes62.5%
-37.5%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The 'No improper driving' factor saw a significant decrease, dropping from 4 crashes in June 2024 to 1 crash in June 2025. 'Failed to yield right of way' also decreased by 1 crash, from 2 to 1. Factors such as 'Exceeded authorized speed limit,' 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road,' and 'Followed too closely' each appeared in 1 crash in the current period, having not been reported in the prior period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (12.5%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (12.5%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (12.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (12.5%)
Followed too closely1 (12.5%)
Inattention1 (12.5%)
No improper driving1 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 9 in June 2024 to 3 in June 2025, while crashes on dry road surfaces also saw a reduction from 9 to 7. Crashes during daylight hours remained stable at 6 in both periods, but those in dark-lighted conditions decreased from 2 to 1. No crashes occurred during rain in the current period, compared to 1 in the prior period.

Weather

Clear3 (37.5%)
-66.7%prior 9
Clear/Other2 (25.0%)
Clear/Unknown1 (12.5%)
Cloudy1 (12.5%)
Cloudy/Clear1 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight6 (75.0%)
0.0%prior 6
Dark - lighted roadway1 (12.5%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry7 (87.5%)
-22.2%prior 9
Wet1 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (12 vehicles)

1
HONDA2 (16.7%)
2
SUBARU2 (16.7%)
3
HD1 (8.3%)
4
INFI1 (8.3%)
5
JEEP1 (8.3%)
6
NISSAN1 (8.3%)
7
TESL1 (8.3%)
8
ACURA1 (8.3%)
9
TOYOTA1 (8.3%)
10
FORD1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (14 persons with recorded sex)

Male8 (57.1%)
60.0%prior 5
Female6 (42.9%)
-40.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 25 mph speed zones decreased from 3 in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025, and crashes in 30 mph zones decreased from 7 to 6. A new category of 5 mph speed limit crashes appeared in the current period with 1 incident. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: BLACKSTONE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 8
  • Total persons involved: 15
  • Total vehicles involved: 12

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). "BLACKSTONE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/blackstone/june-2025-report

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