Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

11 CRASHES IN
CUMMINGTON, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, Cummington recorded 11 total crashes, a 10% increase from the 10 crashes reported in 2024. The most significant year-over-year change was the occurrence of one fatal crash in 2025, whereas no fatalities were recorded in the prior year. The total number of injuries remained stable at two for both periods.

11

10.0%was 10

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

2

Persons Injured

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 1 crash with unreported severity is 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 totals in Cummington saw a minor increase, rising from 10 incidents in 2024 to 11 in 2025. While the number of total injuries was unchanged at two, the severity of outcomes worsened with the recording of one fatality in 2025, compared to none in the previous year. This resulted in a fatal crash rate of 9.1% for 2025.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

18.2% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

2

Motorists Injured

Prior: 20.0%

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 timing of crashes shifted between the two periods. In 2025, the highest number of crashes occurred on Sundays and Thursdays (3 each), a change from 2024 when Saturday was the peak day with 4 crashes. The peak hour for collisions also moved from midnight in 2024 (2 crashes) to the morning hours in 2025, with both 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. recording 2 incidents each.

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

Crash severity increased in 2025 compared to the prior year. A fatal crash accounted for 9.1% of all incidents in 2025, whereas no fatal crashes were reported in 2024. While the prior year saw only minor injury crashes (20% of total), 2025 recorded both a serious injury crash (9.1% of total) and a minor injury crash (9.1% of total). Consequently, the proportion of crashes resulting in no injuries decreased from 80% in 2024 to 63.6% in 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes9.1%
Serious Injury1serious injury crashes9.1%
Minor Injury1minor injury crashes9.1%
-50.0%prior 2
No Injury7no injury crashes63.6%
-12.5%prior 8

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

In both periods, 'No improper driving' was the most frequently cited factor, though its count decreased from 7 crashes in 2024 to 5 in 2025. The number of crashes attributed to 'Driving too fast for conditions' doubled from one incident in 2024 to two in 2025. 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' was a factor in one crash in 2024 but was not recorded in 2025, while 'Swerving or avoiding' was noted in one 2025 crash but not in the prior year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving5 (45.5%)-28.6%prior 7
Driving too fast for conditions2 (18.2%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (9.1%)

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

Crashes on non-dry road surfaces became more frequent, accounting for 36.4% of incidents (4 crashes) in 2025, up from 20% (2 crashes) in 2024. The share of collisions occurring in dark or low-light conditions decreased from 70% (7 crashes) in 2024 to 54.5% (6 crashes) in 2025. Crashes during adverse weather conditions like rain, snow, or fog represented a slightly higher share in 2025 (36.4%) compared to 2024 (30%).

Weather

Clear3 (30.0%)
Clear/Clear3 (30.0%)
Rain2 (20.0%)
Fog, smog, smoke1 (10.0%)
Snow1 (10.0%)

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

Lighting

Dark - roadway not lighted5 (50.0%)
-16.7%prior 6
Daylight4 (40.0%)
Dawn1 (10.0%)

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

Road Surface

Dry6 (60.0%)
-25.0%prior 8
Wet2 (20.0%)
Ice1 (10.0%)
Snow1 (10.0%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (15 vehicles)

1
BUIC2 (13.3%)
2
FORD2 (13.3%)
3
SUBARU2 (13.3%)
4
TOYOTA2 (13.3%)
5
LINC1 (6.7%)
6
CANA1 (6.7%)
7
CHEVROLET1 (6.7%)
8
POLARIS1 (6.7%)
9
LEXUS1 (6.7%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (15 persons with recorded sex)

Male11 (73.3%)
175.0%prior 4
Female4 (26.7%)
-42.9%prior 7

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 shifted year-over-year, with the 45 mph zone seeing an increase from 4 incidents in 2024 to 6 in 2025. Collisions in higher speed zones (55 mph and 65 mph) were recorded in 2024 but not in 2025, while crashes in lower speed zones (30 mph and 40 mph) appeared in 2025 but not the prior year. The single fatality in 2025 occurred in a 30 mph zone; no fatalities were recorded in any speed zone in 2024.

Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 1 (100%)

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: CUMMINGTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 11
  • Total persons involved: 21
  • Total vehicles involved: 15

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). "CUMMINGTON, 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/cummington/2025-annual-report

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