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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · EASTHAM, MA · JANUARY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
11 CRASHES IN
EASTHAM, MA
JANUARY 2022
In January 2022, there were 11 crashes, a substantial increase from the 2 crashes recorded in January 2021, representing a 450% rise year-over-year. This period also saw a notable increase in total injuries, from 1 in the prior year to 5 in the current year. A significant shift was the occurrence of 1 pedestrian crash in January 2022, where none were reported in the prior year.
11
▲ 450.0%was 2
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
5
▲ 400.0%was 1
Persons Injured
0
Fatal Crash Events
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 · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for January 2022 indicates a significant upward trend compared to January 2021, with total crashes increasing by 450% from 2 to 11. Concurrently, total injuries rose by 400%, from 1 to 5. Fatalities remained stable at zero for both periods.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
4
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes shifted significantly year-over-year. In January 2021, the peak crash days were Tuesday and Saturday, each with 1 crash, while in January 2022, Friday and Sunday recorded the highest number of crashes, each with 3. The peak crash hour in January 2022 was 12p with 3 crashes, an increase from January 2021 where 11a and 12p each had 1 crash.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crash rates remained at 0 for both January 2021 and January 2022. While the absolute number of injury crashes increased from 1 in January 2021 to 5 in January 2022, the proportion of crashes involving injuries slightly decreased from 50% (1 of 2 crashes) in the prior period to 45.5% (5 of 11 crashes) in the current period. The current period saw 3 minor injuries and 2 possible injuries, compared to 1 possible injury in the prior period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The contributing factors to crashes saw notable changes year-over-year. 'No improper driving' increased from 1 crash in January 2021 to 3 crashes in January 2022, a 200% increase, and 'Inattention' increased from 1 crash to 2 crashes, a 100% increase. Additionally, factors such as 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' emerged in January 2022, each contributing to 2 crashes, whereas they were not present in the prior period's data.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crash conditions saw an increase across various categories year-over-year. Crashes in 'Clear' weather increased from 1 in January 2021 to 5 in January 2022, and crashes in 'Cloudy' or 'Rain/Cloudy' conditions increased from 1 to 5. Regarding road surface, crashes on 'Dry' roads rose from 1 to 6, and on 'Wet' roads from 1 to 4, with 1 crash also occurring on a 'Snow' covered road in the current period.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (19 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Vehicle unit records
Sex Distribution (34 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurred across a wider range of speed zones in January 2022 compared to January 2021. Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 1 to 4, and in 40 mph zones from 1 to 2. Additionally, January 2022 reported crashes in 10 mph (1 crash), 20 mph (1 crash), and 25 mph (3 crashes) zones, which were not present in the prior year's data. There were no fatal crashes recorded in any speed zone for either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · 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: 2022-01-01 through 2022-01-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-01-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: EASTHAM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 11
- Total persons involved: 34
- Total vehicles involved: 19
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "EASTHAM, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/eastham/january-2022-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-01-01 – 2022-01-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved