Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

5 CRASHES IN
BRIMFIELD, MA
MARCH 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2024

In Brimfield, March 2025 saw 5 total crashes, mirroring the 5 crashes reported in March 2024. Total injuries remained stable at 1 for both periods, and no fatalities were reported in either year. A notable shift includes the rise in pedestrian crashes from 0 in March 2024 to 1 in March 2025.

5

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

Persons Injured

1

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 · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash trends in Brimfield remained stable year-over-year, with 5 crashes recorded in March 2025, identical to the 5 crashes in March 2024. Similarly, the number of total injuries held steady at 1 in both periods. There were no reported fatalities in either March 2025 or March 2024.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2025

20.0% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes showed some shifts year-over-year. In March 2025, the peak day for crashes was Saturday with 3 incidents, whereas in March 2024, Thursday saw the highest count with 2 crashes. The peak hour also shifted, with March 2025 recording 2 crashes at 1 p.m. compared to March 2024's peak of 3 crashes at 2 p.m.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The overall injury count remained consistent with 1 injury reported in both March 2025 and March 2024. However, the severity of the single injury changed from a Possible Injury in March 2024 to a Serious Injury in March 2025. No fatal crashes were reported in either period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes20%
No Injury4no injury crashes80%
0.0%prior 4

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The primary contributing factors differed significantly between the two periods. In March 2025, 'No improper driving' accounted for 3 crashes, or 60% of the total, with 'Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway' contributing 1 crash. In contrast, March 2024's crashes were attributed to five distinct factors, each contributing 1 crash, including 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' and 'Exceeded authorized speed limit', with no single factor dominating as in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving3 (60%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (20%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Weather conditions at the time of crashes showed a shift, with all 5 crashes in March 2025 occurring in clear conditions. In March 2024, 2 crashes occurred in clear weather, 1 in clear/unknown, 1 in cloudy/rain, and 1 in rain, indicating a higher proportion of crashes under adverse weather a year prior. Data for lighting conditions and road surface was not available for direct year-over-year comparison.

Weather

Clear4 (80.0%)
Clear/Clear1 (20.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight3 (60.0%)
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (40.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (9 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA2 (22.2%)
2
FORD1 (11.1%)
3
FREIGHTLINER CO1 (11.1%)
4
HONDA1 (11.1%)
5
NISSAN1 (11.1%)
6
OTHER1 (11.1%)
7
CHEVROLET1 (11.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (11 persons with recorded sex)

Male8 (72.7%)
14.3%prior 7
Female3 (27.3%)
50.0%prior 2

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 25 mph speed zones remained stable year-over-year, with 2 incidents reported in both March 2025 and March 2024. Similarly, 65 mph zones each saw 1 crash in both periods. However, March 2025 reported crashes in 40 mph and 45 mph zones (1 crash each), while March 2024 had crashes in 35 mph and 55 mph zones (1 crash each), indicating a shift in the specific intermediate speed limits involved.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · 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: 2025-03-01 through 2025-03-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-03-01 through 2025-03-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: BRIMFIELD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 5
  • Total persons involved: 12
  • Total vehicles involved: 9

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). "BRIMFIELD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/brimfield/march-2025-report

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