Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

37 CRASHES IN
BRIDGEWATER, MA
APRIL 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2024

Total crashes in Bridgewater decreased from 42 in April 2024 to 37 in April 2025, representing an 11.9% reduction year-over-year. The most notable shift was a significant decrease in crashes attributed to "Followed too closely," which dropped from 13 incidents in the prior period to 6 in the current period.

37

▼ -11.9%was 42

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

7

▼ -22.2%was 9

Persons Injured

1

▼ -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 · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in Bridgewater decreased year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 5, from 42 in April 2024 to 37 in April 2025. This represents an 11.9% reduction in total crashes compared to the previous year.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025

▼ -50.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 2 incidents in April 2024 to 1 incident in April 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 4.8% to 2.7% year-over-year, indicating a downward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0→0.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9↓-22.2%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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 Thursday in April 2024, with 8 crashes, to Saturday in April 2025, which saw 9 crashes. The peak hour remained consistent at 1 PM in both periods, though the count decreased from 7 crashes in April 2024 to 6 crashes in April 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both April 2024 and April 2025 reported no fatal crashes or fatalities. Total injuries decreased from 9 in April 2024 to 7 in April 2025. Serious injuries (Severity A) decreased from 3 to 1, while minor injuries (Severity B) increased from 4 to 5 year-over-year. Possible injuries (Severity C) decreased from 2 to 1.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes2.7%
↓-50.0%prior 2
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes13.5%
↑25.0%prior 4
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes2.7%
No Injury30no injury crashes81.1%
↓-14.3%prior 35

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

"Followed too closely" decreased significantly, dropping from 13 crashes in April 2024 to 6 crashes in April 2025, a reduction of 7 incidents. "No improper driving" also saw a decrease of 3 crashes, falling from 10 to 7. Conversely, "Driving too fast for conditions" and "Inattention" each rose from 0 crashes in the prior period to 3 crashes in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving7 (18.9%)↓-30.0%prior 10
Followed too closely6 (16.2%)↓-53.8%prior 13
Failed to yield right of way4 (10.8%)↓-20.0%prior 5
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner4 (10.8%)
Driving too fast for conditions3 (8.1%)
Other improper action3 (8.1%)
Inattention3 (8.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (5.4%)
Made an improper turn1 (2.7%)
Illness1 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased from 29 in April 2024 to 21 in April 2025. Similarly, crashes on "Dry" road surfaces decreased from 30 to 23 year-over-year. Crashes in "Daylight" conditions also saw a reduction, from 33 to 27.

Weather

Clear21 (56.8%)
↓-27.6%prior 29
Rain5 (13.5%)
→0.0%prior 5
Rain/Cloudy3 (8.1%)
Clear/Clear3 (8.1%)
Cloudy2 (5.4%)
Rain/Other1 (2.7%)
Clear/Unknown1 (2.7%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight27 (73.0%)
↓-18.2%prior 33
Dark - lighted roadway7 (18.9%)
↑16.7%prior 6
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (8.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry23 (62.2%)
↓-23.3%prior 30
Wet13 (35.1%)
↑8.3%prior 12
Other1 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 75 in April 2024 to 64 in April 2025. Toyota remained the most common vehicle make involved, though its count decreased from 19 to 13. The number of Honda vehicles involved increased from 3 to 8.

Top Vehicle Makes (64 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA13 (20.3%)
↓-31.6%prior 19
2
HONDA8 (12.5%)
3
CHEVROLET6 (9.4%)
→0.0%prior 6
4
FORD5 (7.8%)
↓-37.5%prior 8
5
NISSAN5 (7.8%)
↓-44.4%prior 9
6
KIA4 (6.3%)
7
JEEP3 (4.7%)
↓-62.5%prior 8
8
BMW2 (3.1%)
9
DODGE2 (3.1%)
10
HYUNDAI2 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (65 persons with recorded sex)

Male35 (53.8%)
↓-31.4%prior 51
Female30 (46.2%)
↓-21.1%prior 38

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 35 mph speed zones decreased from 8 in April 2024 to 4 in April 2025, and crashes in 40 mph zones decreased from 7 to 4. Conversely, crashes in 30 mph speed zones saw a slight increase from 12 to 13. No fatal crashes were reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: BRIDGEWATER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 37
  • Total persons involved: 73
  • 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.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "BRIDGEWATER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/bridgewater/april-2025-report

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