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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · CAMBRIDGE, MA · FEBRUARY 2026
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
116 CRASHES IN
CAMBRIDGE, MA
FEBRUARY 2026
In February 2026, there were 116 total crashes in CAMBRIDGE, a slight increase from 114 crashes in February 2025, representing a 1.75% rise. The most notable year-over-year shift was a significant increase in hit-and-run incidents, which rose from 35 to 44 crashes. This led to an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 30.7% to 37.9% of all crashes.
116
▲ 1.8%was 114
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
21
▼ -16.0%was 25
Persons Injured
44
▲ 25.7%was 35
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. 46 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, total crashes experienced a slight increase of 1.75%, rising from 114 in February 2025 to 116 in February 2026. Conversely, total injuries decreased by 16%, from 25 to 21, while fatalities remained at zero in both periods.
44
Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2026
▲ 25.7% vs prior (35)
Hit-and-run crashes increased from 35 incidents in February 2025 to 44 incidents in February 2026, representing a rise of 9 crashes. The hit-and-run rate also increased from 30.7% to 37.9% of all crashes, indicating an upward trend year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
0
Other Killed
2
Pedestrians Injured
3
Cyclists Injured
15
Motorists Injured
1
Other Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · 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 Tuesday with 22 incidents in the prior period to Friday with 30 incidents in the current period. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 5 PM in the prior period to 3 PM in the current period, with both hours recording 10 crashes.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at zero in both periods. Total injuries decreased from 25 in the prior period to 21 in the current period, a 16% reduction. Minor injuries decreased from 18 to 15, while possible injuries saw a larger proportional decrease, falling from 6 to 2.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The count of 'No improper driving' as a contributing factor decreased from 25 to 21 crashes, a 16% reduction. 'Other improper action' decreased by 42.9% in count, from 14 crashes to 8 crashes. 'Failed to yield right of way' saw a significant increase in count, rising from 3 crashes to 9 crashes, a 200% change, causing it to move up in ranking.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
The number of crashes occurring in clear or partly clear weather decreased from 78 in the prior period to 73 in the current period. Crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 66 to 52, while crashes on snow-covered roads increased from 14 to 27. Crashes occurring in dark conditions on lighted roadways decreased from 34 to 27.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Toyota remained the most frequently involved vehicle make, increasing from 38 to 40 vehicles. Ford's involvement decreased from 24 to 12 vehicles, causing it to drop in rank, while Subaru rose in rank with 20 vehicles involved, up from 14. The age group 0-15 saw an increase in persons involved from 9 to 14, whereas the 65+ age group experienced a decrease from 20 to 10 persons involved.
Top Vehicle Makes (194 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Vehicle unit records
88 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (147 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 20 mph zones increased from 16 to 21, while those in 25 mph zones remained stable, increasing slightly from 79 to 80. Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 3 to 5. The prior period included 3 crashes in 55 mph zones, a category not present in the current period's data.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 · 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: 2026-02-01 through 2026-02-28
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2026-02-01 through 2026-02-28 (28 days)
- Geographic scope: CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 116
- Total persons involved: 239
- Total vehicles involved: 194
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). "CAMBRIDGE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2026." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/cambridge/february-2026-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.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2026-02-01 – 2026-02-28
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved