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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · ESSEX, MA · NOVEMBER 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
8 CRASHES IN
ESSEX, MA
NOVEMBER 2022
In November 2022, ESSEX, MA experienced 8 crashes, a significant increase compared to the 4 crashes reported in November 2021. This represents a 100% rise in total crashes year-over-year. The most notable shift is the doubling of total crash incidents.
8
▲ 100.0%was 4
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Injured
0
▼ -100.0%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. 8 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in ESSEX, MA show an upward trend, with total crashes increasing by 100% from 4 in November 2021 to 8 in November 2022. Despite this rise in crash events, fatalities remained stable at zero in both periods. Injuries, however, decreased from 1 in the prior period to 0 in the current period.
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day moving from Saturday in November 2021 (1 crash) to Friday in November 2022 (3 crashes). The peak hour also changed, with crashes in November 2022 most frequently occurring at 10 PM (1 crash), compared to 6 PM (1 crash) in November 2021.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Top Contributing Factors
The leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' saw a significant increase, rising from 2 crashes in November 2021 to 7 crashes in November 2022, representing a 250% increase in count. A new factor, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road,' emerged in November 2022 with 1 crash, while it was absent in the prior year. Conversely, factors like 'Glare' and 'Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway,' each present with 1 crash in November 2021, were not observed in November 2022.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Regarding lighting conditions, crashes occurring in 'Daylight' increased from 2 in November 2021 to 3 in November 2022, while crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' decreased from 2 to 1. New lighting conditions observed in November 2022 include 'Dark - lighted roadway' and 'Dusk,' each accounting for 2 crashes. No comparative analysis for weather or road surface conditions is possible due to missing data in the current period.
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Lighting condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (9 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Vehicle unit records
Sex Distribution (9 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones saw some shifts year-over-year. Crashes in 25 mph and 35 mph zones remained consistent with 1 crash each in both periods. However, crashes in 45 mph zones increased from 1 to 2, and new crash occurrences were reported in 40 mph (1 crash) and 50 mph (3 crashes) zones in November 2022. No fatalities were reported in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · 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: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: ESSEX, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 8
- Total persons involved: 9
- Total vehicles involved: 9
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.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "ESSEX, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/essex/november-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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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved