Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

185 CRASHES IN
BROCKTON, MA
JUNE 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2021

In June 2022, BROCKTON experienced 185 total crashes, a decrease of 7.0% compared to 199 crashes in June 2021. Total injuries also decreased by 12.9%, from 124 to 108. The most notable year-over-year shift was a 200% increase in hit-and-run crashes, rising from 2 to 6.

185

-7.0%was 199

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

108

-12.9%was 124

Persons Injured

6

200.0%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. 42 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in BROCKTON decreased by 7.0% year-over-year, from 199 in June 2021 to 185 in June 2022. This indicates a downward trend in total crash incidents for the month. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 16, representing a 12.9% reduction.

6

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2022

200.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes significantly increased year-over-year, rising from 2 incidents in June 2021 to 6 incidents in June 2022. This represents a 200% increase in the count of hit-and-run crashes. The hit-and-run rate also increased from 1% of total crashes in the prior period to 3.2% in the current period, indicating an upward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 2100.0%

2

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 1100.0%

102

Motorists Injured

Prior: 121-15.7%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday in both periods, though the count decreased from 36 in June 2021 to 31 in June 2022. The peak crash hour shifted from 4 PM with 22 crashes in June 2021 to 2 PM with 21 crashes in June 2022. Overall, the distribution of crashes across days of the week and hours of the day remained broadly similar, but with lower counts in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either period. Serious injuries (Severity A) increased from 4 in June 2021 to 8 in June 2022, and their share of total crashes rose from 2% to 4.3%. Conversely, minor injuries (Severity B) decreased by 15, from 37 to 22, and their proportion of total crashes fell from 18.6% to 11.9%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury8serious injury crashes4.3%
100.0%prior 4
Minor Injury22minor injury crashes11.9%
-40.5%prior 37
Possible Injury30possible injury crashes16.2%
-9.1%prior 33
No Injury83no injury crashes44.9%
-4.6%prior 87

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, "No improper driving," decreased by 4 incidents, from 43 in June 2021 to 39 in June 2022. "Failed to yield right of way" increased by 5 incidents, from 32 to 37, moving it up in the rankings. "Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings" saw a decrease of 4 incidents, from 8 to 4.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving39 (21.1%)-9.3%prior 43
Failed to yield right of way37 (20%)15.6%prior 32
Followed too closely17 (9.2%)0.0%prior 17
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road16 (8.6%)-11.1%prior 18
Inattention8 (4.3%)14.3%prior 7
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner6 (3.2%)
Made an improper turn4 (2.2%)
Distracted4 (2.2%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings4 (2.2%)-50.0%prior 8
Other improper action4 (2.2%)-33.3%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Rain' conditions decreased by 7, from 20 in June 2021 to 13 in June 2022. Crashes during 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions decreased by 10, from 43 to 33. The number of crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces also decreased by 13, from 33 to 20.

Weather

Clear144 (77.8%)
2.9%prior 140
Cloudy15 (8.1%)
87.5%prior 8
Rain13 (7.0%)
-35.0%prior 20
Clear/Unknown4 (2.2%)
Clear/Cloudy4 (2.2%)
-71.4%prior 14
Clear/Other3 (1.6%)
-40.0%prior 5
Clear/Rain1 (0.5%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (0.5%)
-85.7%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight139 (75.1%)
-0.7%prior 140
Dark - lighted roadway33 (17.8%)
-23.3%prior 43
Dusk7 (3.8%)
16.7%prior 6
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (1.6%)
Dawn2 (1.1%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (0.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry165 (89.2%)
-0.6%prior 166
Wet20 (10.8%)
-39.4%prior 33

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 386 in June 2021 to 357 in June 2022. Toyota remained the top vehicle make involved, with its count increasing from 62 to 72. Honda and Ford saw decreases of 10 vehicles each, from 59 to 49 and 45 to 35, respectively. In terms of persons involved, the 21-25 age group saw a decrease of 25 persons, from 71 to 46, while the 0-15 age group increased by 11 persons, from 30 to 41.

Top Vehicle Makes (357 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA72 (20.2%)
16.1%prior 62
2
HONDA49 (13.7%)
-16.9%prior 59
3
FORD35 (9.8%)
-22.2%prior 45
4
NISSAN31 (8.7%)
-27.9%prior 43
5
CHEVROLET20 (5.6%)
-20.0%prior 25
6
HYUNDAI15 (4.2%)
-16.7%prior 18
7
BMW14 (3.9%)
75.0%prior 8
8
JEEP13 (3.6%)
-13.3%prior 15
9
DODGE10 (2.8%)
0.0%prior 10
10
MERCEDES-BENZ8 (2.2%)
-20.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (439 persons with recorded sex)

Male244 (55.6%)
-9.3%prior 269
Female195 (44.4%)
3.2%prior 189

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 mph speed zones decreased by 33, from 176 in June 2021 to 143 in June 2022. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph speed zones increased by 5, from 4 to 9. Similarly, crashes in 40 mph speed zones increased by 5, from 1 to 6. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · 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: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: BROCKTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 185
  • Total persons involved: 480
  • Total vehicles involved: 357

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). "BROCKTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/brockton/june-2022-report

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