Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

19 CRASHES IN
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA
APRIL 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2024

Total crashes in East Longmeadow decreased by 17.4%, from 23 crashes in April 2024 to 19 crashes in April 2025. Concurrently, total injuries saw a significant decrease of 62.5%, falling from 8 injuries to 3 injuries year-over-year. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

19

-17.4%was 23

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

-62.5%was 8

Persons Injured

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 · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend for East Longmeadow shows a decline in crash incidents and associated injuries year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 17.4%, from 23 in April 2024 to 19 in April 2025. Similarly, total injuries experienced a substantial drop of 62.5%, from 8 to 3 over the same period.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025

0.0% vs prior (1)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained consistent at 1 in both April 2024 and April 2025. However, the hit-and-run rate increased slightly from 4.3% of total crashes in the prior period to 5.3% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 8-62.5%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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 Friday with 5 crashes in April 2024 to Thursday with 5 crashes in April 2025. The peak hour also changed, moving from 4 p.m. with 5 crashes in the prior period to 9 p.m. with 2 crashes in the current period. Crashes on Saturday decreased from 3 to 0, while Sunday crashes increased from 1 to 4.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities and fatal crashes remained at zero in both April 2024 and April 2025. The total number of injured persons decreased by 62.5%, from 8 in the prior period to 3 in the current period. The proportion of crashes resulting in minor injury decreased from 21.7% to 15.8%, while the proportion of crashes with no injury increased from 73.9% to 84.2%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes15.8%
-40.0%prior 5
No Injury16no injury crashes84.2%
-5.9%prior 17

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factor, 'Failed to yield right of way,' remained constant with 8 crashes in both periods. Crashes attributed to 'Inattention' increased by 2, from 2 in the prior period to 4 in the current period, while 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' increased by 1 crash, from 1 to 2. Conversely, 'No improper driving' crashes decreased by 3, from 4 to 1, and 'Followed too closely,' which accounted for 5 crashes in the prior period, was not reported in the current period's data.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way8 (42.1%)0.0%prior 8
Inattention4 (21.1%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (10.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (5.3%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (5.3%)
No improper driving1 (5.3%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions remained stable at 16 in both periods. Crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces decreased from 5 in the prior period to 2 in the current period, with 'Slush' conditions, present in the prior period (1 crash), absent in the current period. Crashes occurring during 'Daylight' decreased from 19 to 13, while 'Dark - lighted roadway' crashes increased from 3 to 4.

Weather

Clear16 (84.2%)
0.0%prior 16
Cloudy1 (5.3%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (5.3%)
Rain1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight13 (68.4%)
-31.6%prior 19
Dark - lighted roadway4 (21.1%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (5.3%)
Dusk1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry17 (89.5%)
0.0%prior 17
Wet2 (10.5%)
-60.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (35 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA7 (20%)
0.0%prior 7
2
NISSAN4 (11.4%)
3
HONDA4 (11.4%)
-20.0%prior 5
4
JEEP2 (5.7%)
5
VOLKSWAGEN2 (5.7%)
6
FORD2 (5.7%)
7
HYUNDAI2 (5.7%)
8
LEXUS2 (5.7%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ2 (5.7%)
10
SUBARU2 (5.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (42 persons with recorded sex)

Male23 (54.8%)
-17.9%prior 28
Female19 (45.2%)
-29.6%prior 27

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 25 mph zones remained stable at 9 in both periods. Crashes in 20 mph zones decreased from 2 to 1, and crashes in 40 mph and 45 mph zones each decreased from 2 to 1. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 6 to 7, while crashes in 30 mph and 50 mph zones, each with 1 crash in the prior period, were not reported in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: EAST LONGMEADOW, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 19
  • Total persons involved: 43
  • Total vehicles involved: 35

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). "EAST LONGMEADOW, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/east-longmeadow/april-2025-report

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