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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · BRIDGEWATER, MA · NOVEMBER 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
52 CRASHES IN
BRIDGEWATER, MA
NOVEMBER 2024
In November 2024, Bridgewater experienced 52 crashes, a 5.45% decrease from the 55 crashes reported in November 2023. A notable shift was the substantial reduction in hit-and-run incidents, which fell from 8 crashes in the prior year to 1 crash in the current period. This represents an 87.5% decrease in hit-and-run crashes year-over-year.
52
▼ -5.5%was 55
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
10
▼ -33.3%was 15
Persons Injured
1
▼ -87.5%was 8
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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash activity in Bridgewater showed a downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 5.45% from 55 in November 2023 to 52 in November 2024. Total injuries also saw a significant reduction, falling by 33.3% from 15 in November 2023 to 10 in November 2024. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2024
▼ -87.5% vs prior (8)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased substantially from 8 incidents in November 2023 to 1 incident in November 2024, an 87.5% reduction in count. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 14.5% of all crashes in the prior period to 1.9% in the current period. This indicates a significant downward trend in hit-and-run incidents.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
9
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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 year-over-year, with the peak crash day moving from Monday and Wednesday (11 crashes each) in November 2023 to Friday (15 crashes) in November 2024. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 1 PM (7 crashes) in November 2023 to 2 PM (6 crashes) in November 2024. This indicates a shift in high-frequency crash times towards later in the week and a slightly later afternoon hour.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either November 2023 or November 2024. Total injuries decreased from 15 in the prior period to 10 in the current period, a 33.3% reduction. Crashes resulting in minor injuries (Severity B) decreased from 7 (12.7% of crashes) to 4 (7.7% of crashes), while possible injury crashes (Severity C) increased from 3 (5.5% of crashes) to 4 (7.7% of crashes).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The factor 'No improper driving' saw its count decrease from 21 crashes in November 2023 to 14 crashes in November 2024. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 6 crashes in the prior period to 10 crashes in the current period. 'Followed too closely' also decreased, from 12 crashes to 9 crashes year-over-year.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 47 in November 2023 to 35 in November 2024, while 'Rain' conditions saw a slight increase from 3 to 4 crashes. For lighting, 'Daylight' crashes decreased from 32 to 29, and 'Dark - roadway not lighted' crashes decreased from 7 to 4. Notably, 'Wet' road surface crashes increased from 6 to 11, and 2 crashes occurred on 'Ice' in the current period, which was not reported in the prior period.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased slightly from 103 in November 2023 to 101 in November 2024. The top vehicle makes saw some shifts in ranking and count, with FORD vehicles involved in crashes increasing from 10 to 18, while TOYOTA vehicles decreased from 17 to 14. HONDA vehicles also saw an increase from 8 to 10.
Top Vehicle Makes (101 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Vehicle unit records
12 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (115 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurring in 30 mph zones decreased from 21 in November 2023 to 18 in November 2024. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 3 to 6 year-over-year. Crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 9 to 7, and in 40 mph zones from 8 to 5. No fatalities were reported in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: BRIDGEWATER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 52
- Total persons involved: 126
- Total vehicles involved: 101
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). "BRIDGEWATER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/bridgewater/november-2024-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
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-11-01 – 2024-11-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved