Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

32 CRASHES IN
DUXBURY, MA
JANUARY 2026

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2025

Total crashes remained stable at 32 in January 2026, matching the 32 crashes reported in January 2025. The most notable shift was a significant decrease in total injuries, falling from 7 in January 2025 to 2 in January 2026. This represents a 71.4% reduction in injuries year-over-year.

32

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

2

-71.4%was 7

Persons Injured

3

200.0%was 1

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall number of crashes in Duxbury remained stable year-over-year, with 32 crashes recorded in both January 2026 and January 2025. However, there was a notable downward trend in injuries, which decreased by 71.4% from 7 injuries in January 2025 to 2 injuries in January 2026. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2026

200.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased year-over-year, rising from 1 crash in January 2025 to 3 crashes in January 2026. This resulted in an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 3.1% in January 2025 to 9.4% in January 2026. The trend indicates an upward trajectory for hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 7-85.7%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Thursday in both periods, increasing from 7 crashes in January 2025 to 9 crashes in January 2026. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 7 PM with 4 crashes in January 2025 to 7 AM with 4 crashes in January 2026. Monday saw a significant increase in crashes, rising from 3 in January 2025 to 9 in January 2026, while Friday crashes decreased from 6 to 1.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities in either January 2026 or January 2025. The number of minor injury crashes decreased significantly, from 6 crashes (18.8% share of total crashes) in January 2025 to 2 crashes (6.3% share of total crashes) in January 2026. Consequently, crashes resulting in no injury increased from 25 (78.1% share of total crashes) in the prior period to 30 (93.8% share of total crashes) in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes6.3%
-66.7%prior 6
No Injury30no injury crashes93.8%
20.0%prior 25

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

"No improper driving" increased in count from 10 crashes in January 2025 to 18 crashes in January 2026, and its share of total crashes rose from 31.3% to 56.3%. Conversely, "Inattention" as a contributing factor saw a substantial decrease, dropping from 12 crashes in January 2025 to just 1 crash in January 2026. "Failed to yield right of way" remained constant at 4 crashes in both periods, while "Glare" emerged as a contributing factor with 3 crashes in January 2026.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving18 (56.3%)80.0%prior 10
Failed to yield right of way4 (12.5%)
Glare3 (9.4%)
Inattention1 (3.1%)-91.7%prior 12
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (3.1%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (3.1%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (3.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (3.1%)
Followed too closely1 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on dry road surfaces decreased from 24 in January 2025 to 12 in January 2026, while crashes on snow-covered roads increased from 2 to 16 during the same period. Similarly, clear weather conditions for crashes decreased from 20 to 12, whereas crashes during snowy conditions increased from 1 to 8. Crashes occurring in daylight increased from 13 in January 2025 to 20 in January 2026.

Weather

Clear12 (37.5%)
-40.0%prior 20
Snow8 (25.0%)
Snow/Snow5 (15.6%)
Clear/Clear2 (6.3%)
Rain/Rain1 (3.1%)
Rain/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (3.1%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (3.1%)
Snow/Blowing sand, snow1 (3.1%)
Snow/Cloudy1 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight20 (62.5%)
53.8%prior 13
Dark - roadway not lighted12 (37.5%)
-7.7%prior 13

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Snow16 (50.0%)
Dry12 (37.5%)
-50.0%prior 24
Wet3 (9.4%)
-40.0%prior 5
Ice1 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (47 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA12 (25.5%)
100.0%prior 6
2
FORD5 (10.6%)
-54.5%prior 11
3
HONDA5 (10.6%)
4
SUBARU3 (6.4%)
5
GMC3 (6.4%)
6
CHEVROLET3 (6.4%)
7
JEEP3 (6.4%)
-40.0%prior 5
8
MERCEDES-BENZ1 (2.1%)
9
ACURA1 (2.1%)
10
VOLKSWAGEN1 (2.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (48 persons with recorded sex)

Female26 (54.2%)
-27.8%prior 36
Male22 (45.8%)
-42.1%prior 38

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 60 MPH speed zones saw a substantial increase, rising from 5 in January 2025 to 13 in January 2026. Conversely, crashes in 30 MPH speed zones decreased from 14 in January 2025 to 10 in January 2026. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period, and crashes in 20 MPH and 45 MPH zones, present in the prior period, were not observed in the current period.

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

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2026-01-01 through 2026-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: DUXBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 32
  • Total persons involved: 54
  • Total vehicles involved: 47

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

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