Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

3 CRASHES IN
BROOKFIELD, MA
MARCH 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2024

In March 2025, Brookfield experienced 3 total crashes, a 25% decrease compared to the 4 crashes reported in March 2024. The most significant year-over-year shift was a complete elimination of fatalities and injuries, with zero fatalities and zero injuries reported in March 2025, down from 1 fatality and 1 injury in March 2024.

3

-25.0%was 4

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crash Events

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. 3 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

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 for Brookfield showed a decrease, with total crashes falling by 1, from 4 in March 2024 to 3 in March 2025, representing a 25% reduction. Fatalities and injuries both saw a 100% decrease, dropping from 1 fatality and 1 injury in the prior period to zero in the current period.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns shifted notably, with March 2025 crashes peaking on Friday with 2 incidents, whereas March 2024 saw Saturday as the peak day with 2 incidents. The peak hour also changed from 6 p.m. in March 2024 (2 crashes) to 12 p.m. in March 2025 (1 crash).

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)

Top Contributing Factors

The contributing factor 'No improper driving' decreased from 2 crashes in March 2024 to 1 crash in March 2025, representing a 50% reduction in count. 'Inattention', which accounted for 2 crashes in the prior period, was not a factor in any crashes in the current period. A new factor, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road', was present in 1 crash in March 2025, while it was not reported in March 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (33.3%)
No improper driving1 (33.3%)

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

Regarding lighting conditions, crashes occurring in 'Daylight' increased from 1 in March 2024 to 2 in March 2025, a 100% increase in count. Additionally, 1 crash in March 2025 occurred in 'Dark - lighted roadway', a category not observed in the prior period, which instead reported 2 crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted'.

Lighting

Daylight2 (66.7%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (33.3%)

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 (3 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET1 (33.3%)
2
KIA1 (33.3%)
3
TOYOTA1 (33.3%)

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

Sex Distribution (3 persons with recorded sex)

Male2 (66.7%)
-60.0%prior 5
Female1 (33.3%)
-75.0%prior 4

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 40 mph speed zones increased from 1 in March 2024 to 3 in March 2025, a 200% increase in count. The 45 mph speed zone, which accounted for 2 crashes and 1 fatality in March 2024, did not report any crashes in March 2025.

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: BROOKFIELD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 3
  • Total persons involved: 3
  • Total vehicles involved: 3

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). "BROOKFIELD, 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/brookfield/march-2025-report

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