Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

9 CRASHES IN
DUDLEY, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

Total crashes in DUDLEY, MA decreased significantly by 62.5%, falling from 24 in June 2024 to 9 in June 2025. Despite this overall reduction in crash volume, the period saw a critical increase in fatalities, moving from 0 in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025.

9

-62.5%was 24

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

2

-33.3%was 3

Persons Injured

1

Fatal Crash Events

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a substantial decrease in total crashes, with incidents falling by 62.5% from 24 in June 2024 to 9 in June 2025. However, this period also marked a concerning shift from 0 fatalities in the prior year to 1 fatality in the current year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

2

Motorists Injured

Prior: 3-33.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday with 7 incidents in June 2024 to Saturday with 2 incidents in June 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 6 p.m. with 3 incidents in June 2024 to 7 p.m. with 2 incidents in June 2025. The distribution of crashes across days and hours appears less concentrated in the current period compared to the previous year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Total fatalities increased from 0 in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 11.11% in the current period compared to 0% previously. Total injuries decreased from 3 in June 2024 to 2 in June 2025. The proportion of minor injury crashes decreased from 8.3% (2 crashes) to 11.1% (1 crash), while possible injury crashes remained at 1 incident, representing 4.2% in June 2024 and 11.1% in June 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes11.1%
Minor Injury1minor injury crashes11.1%
-50.0%prior 2
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes11.1%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury6no injury crashes66.7%
-71.4%prior 21

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' significantly decreased from 9 incidents in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025. Factors such as 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' each decreased from 2 crashes in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025. Conversely, 'Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway' was a contributing factor in 2 crashes in June 2025, whereas it was not a top factor in June 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (22.2%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (11.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (11.1%)
No improper driving1 (11.1%)-88.9%prior 9
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (11.1%)
Other improper action1 (11.1%)
Distracted1 (11.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 13 in June 2024 to 3 in June 2025. Incidents under 'Daylight' conditions also saw a reduction from 19 crashes in June 2024 to 6 in June 2025. Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces declined from 19 to 7, while 'Wet' road surface crashes decreased from 5 to 2.

Weather

Clear3 (33.3%)
-76.9%prior 13
Cloudy3 (33.3%)
Clear/Other2 (22.2%)
Rain1 (11.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight6 (66.7%)
-68.4%prior 19
Dark - lighted roadway2 (22.2%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (11.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry7 (77.8%)
-63.2%prior 19
Wet2 (22.2%)
-60.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (15 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA3 (20%)
-50.0%prior 6
2
HONDA2 (13.3%)
3
KIA2 (13.3%)
4
HOME1 (6.7%)
5
HYUNDAI1 (6.7%)
6
JEEP1 (6.7%)
-83.3%prior 6
7
LINC1 (6.7%)
8
CHEVROLET1 (6.7%)
-83.3%prior 6
9
VOLKSWAGEN1 (6.7%)
10
DODGE1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

Sex Distribution (18 persons with recorded sex)

Male10 (55.6%)
-70.6%prior 34
Female8 (44.4%)
-63.6%prior 22

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 5 in June 2024 to 3 in June 2025, with the 25 mph zone recording 1 fatal crash in June 2025 compared to 0 in June 2024. Crashes in 30 mph zones also decreased from 5 to 3, and 35 mph zones saw a decrease from 9 crashes to 1. The 45 mph speed zone, which had 2 crashes in June 2024, reported no crashes in June 2025.

Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 1 of 3 (33.333%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: DUDLEY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 9
  • Total persons involved: 18
  • 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

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). "DUDLEY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/dudley/june-2025-report

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