Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

307 CRASHES IN
CONCORD, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, Concord recorded 307 total crashes, a 10.0% decrease from the 341 crashes reported in 2024. Despite the overall decline in collisions, the total number of injuries increased by 35.8%, rising from 67 in the prior year to 91 in the current period.

307

-10.0%was 341

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

91

35.8%was 67

Persons Injured

23

-34.3%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. 5 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for Concord shows a downward trend in the total number of collisions, with a 10.0% decrease from 341 in 2024 to 307 in 2025. However, the number of people injured in these incidents rose by 35.8% year-over-year, from 67 to 91. Fatalities decreased from one in the prior year to zero in the current year.

23

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

-34.3% vs prior (35)

Hit-and-run incidents in Concord showed a significant decrease in the current period compared to the previous year. The total number of hit-and-run crashes fell from 35 in 2024 to 23 in 2025. This decline is also reflected in the hit-and-run rate, which dropped from 10.3% of all crashes in the prior year to 7.5% in the current year, indicating a positive downward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

5

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 1400.0%

5

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 2150.0%

81

Motorists Injured

Prior: 6426.6%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes in Concord shifted slightly between the two periods. The peak day for crashes moved from Tuesday (59 crashes) in 2024 to Monday (57 crashes) in 2025. A more notable change occurred in the peak hour of collisions, which shifted from 2 p.m. in the prior year (39 crashes) to 3 p.m. in the current year (39 crashes).

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While Concord saw a positive development with fatal crashes dropping from one in 2024 to zero in 2025, the overall severity of non-fatal crashes increased. The proportion of crashes involving an injury rose from 17.0% to 21.2% year-over-year. Specifically, the number of serious injury crashes doubled from two to four, and possible injury crashes increased from 13 to 21.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury4serious injury crashes1.3%
100.0%prior 2
Minor Injury40minor injury crashes13%
-4.8%prior 42
Possible Injury21possible injury crashes6.8%
61.5%prior 13
No Injury237no injury crashes77.2%
-13.8%prior 275

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors for crashes in Concord saw some shifts in prevalence year-over-year. Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' decreased in count by 23.2% from 56 to 43, and 'Inattention' crashes fell by 31.1% from 45 to 31. Conversely, crashes due to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased in count by 25.9%, rising from 27 to 34 and moving from the fourth to the third most cited factor.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving75 (24.4%)7.1%prior 70
Followed too closely43 (14%)-23.2%prior 56
Failed to yield right of way34 (11.1%)25.9%prior 27
Inattention31 (10.1%)-31.1%prior 45
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road20 (6.5%)17.6%prior 17
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner12 (3.9%)-33.3%prior 18
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings11 (3.6%)10.0%prior 10
Made an improper turn10 (3.3%)-16.7%prior 12
Driving too fast for conditions9 (2.9%)-25.0%prior 12
Over-correcting/over-steering5 (1.6%)-58.3%prior 12

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The conditions under which crashes occurred remained largely consistent year-over-year, with most incidents happening in daylight on dry roads. In 2025, 72.0% of crashes were in daylight, compared to 73.9% in 2024. There was a notable increase in crashes on unlighted dark roadways, with the count rising from 12 to 20. While crashes on dry surfaces were most common in both periods, the number of incidents on icy roads increased from 4 to 7.

Weather

Clear177 (58.0%)
-30.9%prior 256
Clear/Clear54 (17.7%)
800.0%prior 6
Cloudy15 (4.9%)
-21.1%prior 19
Rain11 (3.6%)
-35.3%prior 17
Rain/Cloudy8 (2.6%)
Snow8 (2.6%)
-42.9%prior 14
Rain/Rain6 (2.0%)
Cloudy/Cloudy6 (2.0%)
Cloudy/Rain3 (1.0%)
-66.7%prior 9
Rain/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)2 (0.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight221 (72.0%)
-12.3%prior 252
Dark - lighted roadway45 (14.7%)
-11.8%prior 51
Dark - roadway not lighted20 (6.5%)
66.7%prior 12
Dusk9 (2.9%)
-35.7%prior 14
Dawn8 (2.6%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting4 (1.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry238 (78.0%)
-14.1%prior 277
Wet41 (13.4%)
-2.4%prior 42
Snow17 (5.6%)
0.0%prior 17
Ice7 (2.3%)
Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The top five vehicle makes involved in crashes—Toyota, Honda, Ford, Subaru, and Chevrolet—remained unchanged between 2024 and 2025. While most top makes saw a slight decrease in crash involvement, Ford-made vehicles were involved in 60 crashes, an increase from 50 in the prior year. Analysis of persons involved in crashes reveals a significant demographic shift: the number of individuals aged 65 and older increased from 102 to 131, raising their representation from 14.3% to 19.3% of all persons involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (555 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA99 (17.8%)
-9.2%prior 109
2
HONDA64 (11.5%)
-3.0%prior 66
3
FORD60 (10.8%)
20.0%prior 50
4
SUBARU42 (7.6%)
-4.5%prior 44
5
CHEVROLET31 (5.6%)
-8.8%prior 34
6
JEEP29 (5.2%)
3.6%prior 28
7
NISSAN18 (3.2%)
-33.3%prior 27
8
VOLKSWAGEN16 (2.9%)
-20.0%prior 20
9
BMW15 (2.7%)
-25.0%prior 20
10
HYUNDAI13 (2.3%)
-27.8%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (605 persons with recorded sex)

Male325 (53.7%)
-0.6%prior 327
Female279 (46.1%)
-1.1%prior 282
X / Unspecified1 (0.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The distribution of crashes across speed zones showed some changes between the two periods. While the 25 mph zone remained the location with the most crashes in both years, incidents in this zone decreased from 92 to 80. Conversely, crashes in 45 mph zones increased from 58 to 68, becoming the second most frequent location for crashes in 2025. The single fatal crash in 2024 occurred in a 45 mph zone; no fatal crashes were recorded in 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: CONCORD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 307
  • Total persons involved: 678
  • Total vehicles involved: 555

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). "CONCORD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/concord/2025-annual-report

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