Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

32 CRASHES IN
DUXBURY, MA
JANUARY 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2022

In January 2023, Duxbury experienced 32 crashes, a 33.33% increase compared to the 24 crashes reported in January 2022. Despite this rise in overall incidents, the number of fatalities remained stable at 1 for both periods. The total number of injuries decreased from 8 in the prior year to 7 in the current period.

32

33.3%was 24

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

7

-12.5%was 8

Persons Injured

1

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash incidents in Duxbury increased from 24 in January 2022 to 32 in January 2023, representing a 33.33% rise year-over-year. Despite the increase in total crashes, the number of total fatalities remained consistent at 1 in both periods. Total injuries saw a slight decrease, falling from 8 to 7.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2023

3.1% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 10.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 8-12.5%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · 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 Saturday in January 2022, with 6 incidents, to Monday in January 2023, which saw 10 crashes. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 2 PM with 3 incidents in the prior year to 1 PM with 5 incidents in the current period. This indicates a shift in high-frequency crash times from weekends to weekdays.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The fatal crash rate decreased from 4.17% in January 2022 to 3.13% in January 2023, despite the number of fatal crashes remaining at 1 in both periods. Minor injury crashes maintained the same proportion of total incidents at 12.5% year-over-year. Crashes resulting in possible injuries increased from 4.2% to 6.3% of total crashes, while crashes with no injuries saw a slight decrease in proportion from 79.2% to 78.1%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes3.1%
0.0%prior 1
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes12.5%
33.3%prior 3
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes6.3%
100.0%prior 1
No Injury25no injury crashes78.1%
31.6%prior 19

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The number of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased significantly from 7 in January 2022 to 13 in January 2023, representing an 85.7% increase in count. Factors such as 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' and 'Followed too closely' also saw increases, from 2 to 4 crashes (100% increase in count) and 1 to 3 crashes (200% increase in count) respectively. Conversely, 'Driving too fast for conditions' decreased from 4 crashes to 1, a 75% decrease in count, and 'Inattention' decreased from 2 crashes to 1, a 50% decrease in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving13 (40.6%)85.7%prior 7
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (12.5%)
Failed to yield right of way4 (12.5%)
Followed too closely3 (9.4%)
Operating defective equipment1 (3.1%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.1%)
Physical impairment1 (3.1%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (3.1%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (3.1%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on 'Wet' road surfaces increased significantly from 5 in January 2022 to 13 in January 2023. Crashes on 'Snow' road surfaces also increased, from 2 to 6 incidents year-over-year. Conversely, crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces decreased from 12 to 10. For lighting conditions, crashes during 'Dark - roadway not lighted' increased from 5 to 7, and 'Dawn' crashes increased from 2 to 4.

Weather

Clear12 (38.7%)
20.0%prior 10
Rain5 (16.1%)
Snow5 (16.1%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)2 (6.5%)
Cloudy2 (6.5%)
Cloudy/Snow2 (6.5%)
Cloudy/Fog, smog, smoke1 (3.2%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (3.2%)
Unknown/Unknown1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight14 (45.2%)
7.7%prior 13
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (22.6%)
40.0%prior 5
Dawn4 (12.9%)
Dark - lighted roadway4 (12.9%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (3.2%)
Dusk1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Wet13 (41.9%)
160.0%prior 5
Dry10 (32.3%)
-16.7%prior 12
Snow6 (19.4%)
Ice2 (6.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (51 vehicles)

1
FORD7 (13.7%)
2
TOYOTA6 (11.8%)
-33.3%prior 9
3
HONDA6 (11.8%)
4
JEEP5 (9.8%)
-16.7%prior 6
5
CHEVROLET5 (9.8%)
6
HYUNDAI4 (7.8%)
7
NISSAN3 (5.9%)
8
GMC2 (3.9%)
9
SUBARU2 (3.9%)
10
KIA2 (3.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (55 persons with recorded sex)

Male32 (58.2%)
45.5%prior 22
Female23 (41.8%)
27.8%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 30 MPH speed zone notably increased from 7 in January 2022 to 14 in January 2023. Crashes in the 60 MPH zone also saw a slight increase from 9 to 10 incidents. Conversely, crashes in the 40 MPH zone decreased from 5 to 2. No fatal crashes were reported within specific speed zones in January 2023, whereas one fatal crash occurred in the 60 MPH zone in January 2022.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-01-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: DUXBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 32
  • Total persons involved: 58
  • Total vehicles involved: 51

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). "DUXBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/duxbury/january-2023-report

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