Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

71 CRASHES IN
BRAINTREE, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, BRAINTREE experienced 71 total crashes, a decrease of 6.58% compared to 76 crashes in June 2024. The most notable year-over-year shift was the absence of fatalities in June 2025, down from 1 fatality in the prior year.

71

-6.6%was 76

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

29

-14.7%was 34

Persons Injured

3

-50.0%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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are 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, crashes in BRAINTREE decreased year-over-year, with total crashes falling from 76 in June 2024 to 71 in June 2025, representing a 6.58% reduction. This indicates a slight downward trend in crash frequency for the month.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2025

-50.0% vs prior (6)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 6 incidents in June 2024 to 3 incidents in June 2025. This resulted in the hit-and-run rate falling from 7.9% to 4.2% year-over-year, indicating a downward trend in such incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

2

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

25

Motorists Injured

Prior: 34-26.5%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 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 peak day for crashes shifted from Saturday with 18 incidents in June 2024 to Monday with 16 incidents in June 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 5 PM with 12 incidents in June 2024 to 11 AM with 11 incidents in June 2025, suggesting a shift in peak crash times from late afternoon to late morning.

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 decreased from 1 in June 2024 to 0 in June 2025, resulting in a fatal rate reduction from 1.32% to 0%. While minor injury crashes increased from 12 to 14, serious injury crashes (code A) were eliminated, dropping from 2 in June 2024 to 0 in June 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury14minor injury crashes19.7%
16.7%prior 12
Possible Injury11possible injury crashes15.5%
10.0%prior 10
No Injury44no injury crashes62%
-12.0%prior 50

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

Among contributing factors, 'Followed too closely' crashes decreased by 4 incidents, from 15 in June 2024 to 11 in June 2025. Conversely, 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' crashes saw a significant increase of 6 incidents, rising from 1 in June 2024 to 7 in June 2025, indicating a shift in common driver behaviors contributing to crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving17 (23.9%)13.3%prior 15
Followed too closely11 (15.5%)-26.7%prior 15
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings7 (9.9%)
Failed to yield right of way6 (8.5%)0.0%prior 6
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road5 (7%)0.0%prior 5
Inattention5 (7%)-16.7%prior 6
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (2.8%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (1.4%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (1.4%)
Made an improper turn1 (1.4%)

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 65 in June 2024 to 53 in June 2025, while crashes in 'Rain' conditions increased from 1 to 4. Crashes occurring in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions saw a notable decrease, falling from 6 in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025.

Weather

Clear53 (74.6%)
-18.5%prior 65
Clear/Clear8 (11.3%)
Cloudy4 (5.6%)
-20.0%prior 5
Rain4 (5.6%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (1.4%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (1.4%)

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

Lighting

Daylight63 (88.7%)
6.8%prior 59
Dark - lighted roadway6 (8.5%)
0.0%prior 6
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (1.4%)
-83.3%prior 6
Dusk1 (1.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry64 (91.4%)
-8.6%prior 70
Wet6 (8.6%)
20.0%prior 5

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 197 in June 2024 to 181 in June 2025. The age group 55-64, which had 35 persons involved in the prior period, saw a decrease to 19 persons, while the 45-54 age group increased from 15 to 31 persons. Toyota remained the top vehicle make involved, though its count decreased from 27 to 25.

Top Vehicle Makes (141 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA25 (17.7%)
-7.4%prior 27
2
HONDA15 (10.6%)
-11.8%prior 17
3
JEEP11 (7.8%)
83.3%prior 6
4
NISSAN11 (7.8%)
-8.3%prior 12
5
FORD9 (6.4%)
-47.1%prior 17
6
CHEVROLET8 (5.7%)
-20.0%prior 10
7
HYUNDAI7 (5%)
8
KIA6 (4.3%)
9
BMW6 (4.3%)
10
GMC4 (2.8%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (171 persons with recorded sex)

Male108 (63.2%)
11.3%prior 97
Female63 (36.8%)
-23.2%prior 82

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 in the 55 mph speed zone decreased significantly from 28 in June 2024 to 11 in June 2025, and this zone also saw a fatal crash eliminated (1 to 0). Conversely, crashes in the 30 mph speed zone increased from 24 to 33, indicating a shift in crash distribution towards lower speed limit areas.

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: BRAINTREE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 71
  • Total persons involved: 181
  • Total vehicles involved: 141

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). "BRAINTREE, 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/braintree/june-2025-report

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