Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

25 CRASHES IN
EASTHAMPTON, MA
DECEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2024

Total crashes in December 2025 decreased to 25, a 19.35% reduction compared to the 31 crashes reported in December 2024. The most notable shift was a significant decrease in DUI crashes, which dropped from 5 in the prior year to 1 in the current period.

25

-19.4%was 31

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

4

-33.3%was 6

Persons Injured

2

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Easthampton showed a declining trend year-over-year, decreasing from 31 crashes in December 2024 to 25 crashes in December 2025, representing a 19.35% reduction. Similarly, total injuries decreased from 6 to 4 during the same period, while fatalities remained at 0 in both months.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2025

0.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained stable at 2 in both December 2024 and December 2025. However, due to the overall decrease in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate increased from 6.5% in the prior period to 8% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5-20.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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 Monday with 7 crashes in December 2024 to Tuesday with 6 crashes in December 2025. The peak hour also changed, moving from 8 AM with 5 crashes in the prior period to 5 PM with 4 crashes in the current period, indicating a shift in the most frequent crash times.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities reported in either December 2024 or December 2025. Total injuries decreased from 6 in the prior year to 4 in the current year. Minor injury crashes decreased from 5 (16.1% of crashes) in December 2024 to 3 (12% of crashes) in December 2025. Additionally, 1 possible injury crash was reported in December 2024, a category not present in the current period's data.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes12%
-40.0%prior 5
No Injury21no injury crashes84%
-8.7%prior 23

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of 'No improper driving' as a contributing factor increased from 8 crashes (25.8% share) in December 2024 to 14 crashes (56% share) in December 2025. Conversely, 'Inattention' decreased by 3 crashes, from 6 (19.4% share) to 3 (12% share). Factors like 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' and 'Physical impairment' also saw decreases of 2 crashes each.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving14 (56%)75.0%prior 8
Inattention3 (12%)-50.0%prior 6
Glare2 (8%)
Followed too closely1 (4%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (4%)
Physical impairment1 (4%)
Distracted1 (4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 17 in December 2024 to 20 in December 2025, while crashes during 'Rain' decreased from 5 to 1. Crashes in 'Daylight' conditions decreased from 16 to 10, and 'Wet' road surface crashes decreased significantly from 10 to 3, suggesting fewer crashes under adverse weather or road conditions.

Weather

Clear20 (80.0%)
17.6%prior 17
Cloudy1 (4.0%)
Other/Unknown1 (4.0%)
Rain1 (4.0%)
-80.0%prior 5
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (4.0%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)/Snow1 (4.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight10 (41.7%)
-37.5%prior 16
Dark - lighted roadway9 (37.5%)
-18.2%prior 11
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (8.3%)
Dusk2 (8.3%)
Dawn1 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry16 (64.0%)
6.7%prior 15
Ice3 (12.0%)
Wet3 (12.0%)
-70.0%prior 10
Snow2 (8.0%)
Slush1 (4.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (45 vehicles)

1
FORD11 (24.4%)
83.3%prior 6
2
HONDA7 (15.6%)
40.0%prior 5
3
TOYOTA6 (13.3%)
-14.3%prior 7
4
CHEVROLET3 (6.7%)
5
HYUNDAI3 (6.7%)
-40.0%prior 5
6
MAZDA3 (6.7%)
7
JEEP3 (6.7%)
8
VOLVO1 (2.2%)
9
DODGE1 (2.2%)
10
LEXUS1 (2.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (54 persons with recorded sex)

Female28 (51.9%)
16.7%prior 24
Male26 (48.1%)
-25.7%prior 35

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone decreased from 9 in December 2024 to 4 in December 2025. Similarly, the 30 mph and 35 mph zones each saw a decrease of 1 crash. The current period also reported crashes in speed zones not present in the prior year, including 5 mph (1 crash), 15 mph (1 crash), 40 mph (1 crash), and 65 mph (1 crash).

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: EASTHAMPTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 25
  • Total persons involved: 57
  • Total vehicles involved: 45

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). "EASTHAMPTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/easthampton/december-2025-report

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