Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

40 CRASHES IN
EASTON, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, Easton experienced a notable decrease in overall crash incidents compared to June 2024, with total crashes falling from 64 to 40, representing a 37.5% reduction. Concurrently, total injuries saw an even more significant decline, dropping from 31 to 8, a decrease of 74.2%. There were no fatalities reported in either period.

40

-37.5%was 64

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

8

-74.2%was 31

Persons Injured

5

66.7%was 3

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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a significant decline in traffic safety incidents in Easton, with total crashes decreasing by 24 incidents (37.5%) year-over-year. This reduction is also reflected in a substantial 74.2% drop in total injuries, from 31 in June 2024 to 8 in June 2025.

5

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2025

66.7% vs prior (3)

Hit-and-run incidents increased from 3 crashes in June 2024 to 5 crashes in June 2025, representing a 66.7% increase in count. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate rose from 4.7% of all crashes in the prior period to 12.5% in the current period, indicating an upward trend in this type of incident.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

8

Motorists Injured

Prior: 31-74.2%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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 14 incidents in June 2024 to Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday all having 7 incidents in June 2025, indicating a more even distribution across weekdays. The peak hour also changed from 6 PM with 8 crashes in June 2024 to 11 AM with 7 crashes in June 2025, suggesting a shift in high-risk times from evening to late morning.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at zero in both periods, indicating no change in the most severe outcome. However, serious injuries (Code A) were present in June 2024 with 4 crashes (6.3% share) but were absent in June 2025. Minor injuries decreased from 11 crashes (17.2% share) to 5 crashes (12.5% share), while possible injuries remained at 2 crashes, increasing their share from 3.1% to 5% due to the overall reduction in incidents.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury5minor injury crashes12.5%
-54.5%prior 11
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes5%
0.0%prior 2
No Injury31no injury crashes77.5%
-31.1%prior 45

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention became the leading contributing factor in June 2025, increasing from 6 crashes (9.4% share) in the prior year to 13 crashes (32.5% share), a 116.7% increase in count. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes decreased from 12 (18.8% share) to 5 (12.5% share), a 58.3% decrease in count. 'No improper driving' also saw a reduction from 12 crashes (18.8% share) to 7 crashes (17.5% share), a 41.7% decrease in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention13 (32.5%)116.7%prior 6
No improper driving7 (17.5%)-41.7%prior 12
Failed to yield right of way5 (12.5%)-58.3%prior 12
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner4 (10%)-42.9%prior 7
Followed too closely4 (10%)-20.0%prior 5
Operating defective equipment1 (2.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (2.5%)-83.3%prior 6
Visibility obstructed1 (2.5%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 51 in June 2024 to 31 in June 2025, mirroring the overall crash reduction. Similarly, crashes during daylight hours decreased from 50 to 33, and those on dry road surfaces fell from 52 to 36. Crashes in adverse conditions like rain also saw a reduction from 7 to 2 incidents, and wet road surface crashes decreased from 11 to 3.

Weather

Clear31 (79.5%)
-39.2%prior 51
Cloudy5 (12.8%)
Rain2 (5.1%)
-71.4%prior 7
Cloudy/Rain1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight33 (84.6%)
-34.0%prior 50
Dark - lighted roadway3 (7.7%)
-57.1%prior 7
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (5.1%)
Dusk1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry36 (92.3%)
-30.8%prior 52
Wet3 (7.7%)
-72.7%prior 11

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 113 in June 2024 to 72 in June 2025. Toyota remained the most frequently involved make, though its count decreased from 20 to 14. Ford's involvement halved from 10 to 5, while Honda's count slightly increased from 7 to 8, moving it up in the ranking of top makes.

Top Vehicle Makes (72 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA14 (19.4%)
-30.0%prior 20
2
HONDA8 (11.1%)
14.3%prior 7
3
LEXUS5 (6.9%)
-16.7%prior 6
4
FORD5 (6.9%)
-50.0%prior 10
5
JEEP4 (5.6%)
-42.9%prior 7
6
NISSAN4 (5.6%)
7
CHEVROLET3 (4.2%)
-70.0%prior 10
8
RAM3 (4.2%)
9
BUIC3 (4.2%)
10
MERCEDES-BENZ2 (2.8%)
-66.7%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (78 persons with recorded sex)

Male42 (53.8%)
-40.8%prior 71
Female36 (46.2%)
-39.0%prior 59

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 40 mph speed zones decreased from 17 in June 2024 to 12 in June 2025, and those in 30 mph zones reduced from 13 to 9. Crashes in 35 mph zones also saw a decrease from 13 to 4. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed limit zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: EASTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 40
  • Total persons involved: 90
  • Total vehicles involved: 72

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). "EASTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/easton/june-2025-report

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