Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

28 CRASHES IN
EVERETT, MA
JULY 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2022

In July 2023, Everett experienced 28 total crashes, which is consistent with the 28 crashes recorded in July 2022. Despite the stable crash count, total injuries saw a substantial increase, rising from 6 in July 2022 to 18 in July 2023, representing a 200% increase year-over-year.

28

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

18

200.0%was 6

Persons Injured

3

200.0%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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The total number of crashes in Everett remained stable year-over-year, with 28 crashes reported in both July 2023 and July 2022. However, the number of injuries significantly increased by 200%, rising from 6 injuries in July 2022 to 18 injuries in July 2023.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2023

200.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased significantly from 1 in July 2022 to 3 in July 2023, representing a 200% increase in count. This also led to a rise in the hit-and-run rate from 3.6% of all crashes in July 2022 to 10.7% in July 2023, indicating an upward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

16

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5220.0%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes showed some shifts year-over-year. The peak day for crashes moved from Sunday in July 2022 (8 crashes) to Monday in July 2023 (6 crashes). While 10 PM remained a peak hour for crashes in both periods, the number of crashes at that hour decreased from 3 in July 2022 to 2 in July 2023.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The number of fatal crashes remained at zero in both July 2022 and July 2023. However, the total number of injured persons increased significantly from 6 in July 2022 to 18 in July 2023, a 200% rise. Crashes categorized with Minor Injury (B) increased from 5 (17.9% of crashes) to 10 (35.7% of crashes) year-over-year, and 3 crashes (10.7%) involved Possible Injury (C) in July 2023, a category not explicitly present in July 2022's data.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury10minor injury crashes35.7%
100.0%prior 5
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes10.7%
No Injury13no injury crashes46.4%
8.3%prior 12

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The distribution of contributing factors shifted between the two periods. 'No improper driving' increased from 4 crashes in July 2022 to 9 crashes in July 2023, making it the most frequent factor. 'Followed too closely' also increased, from 2 crashes to 4 crashes, while 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' decreased from 4 crashes to 2 crashes. Additionally, 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' was cited in 1 crash in July 2023, whereas it was not present in July 2022's data.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving9 (32.1%)
Followed too closely4 (14.3%)
Failed to yield right of way3 (10.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (7.1%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (3.6%)
Made an improper turn1 (3.6%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (3.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on dry road surfaces decreased from 27 in July 2022 to 23 in July 2023, while crashes on wet surfaces increased from 1 to 5. Similarly, crashes under clear weather conditions decreased from 27 to 20, with crashes during rain increasing from 0 to 3. The number of crashes in daylight increased from 13 to 16, while crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 13 to 9.

Weather

Clear11 (42.3%)
-35.3%prior 17
Clear/Clear9 (34.6%)
-10.0%prior 10
Cloudy2 (7.7%)
Rain/Rain2 (7.7%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (3.8%)
Rain1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight16 (59.3%)
23.1%prior 13
Dark - lighted roadway9 (33.3%)
-30.8%prior 13
Dawn2 (7.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry23 (82.1%)
-14.8%prior 27
Wet5 (17.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (58 vehicles)

1
HONDA9 (15.5%)
-10.0%prior 10
2
TOYOTA9 (15.5%)
-18.2%prior 11
3
FORD4 (6.9%)
4
LEXUS3 (5.2%)
5
MERCEDES-BENZ3 (5.2%)
6
NISSAN3 (5.2%)
7
BMW3 (5.2%)
8
MAZDA2 (3.4%)
9
KIA2 (3.4%)
10
HYUNDAI2 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (68 persons with recorded sex)

Male38 (55.9%)
31.0%prior 29
Female30 (44.1%)
25.0%prior 24

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 25 mph speed zones decreased from 16 in July 2022 to 13 in July 2023. Conversely, crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 2 to 4 year-over-year. Additionally, 1 crash was reported in a 45 mph speed zone in July 2023, a speed limit not present in the crash data for July 2022.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · 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: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: EVERETT, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 28
  • Total persons involved: 77
  • Total vehicles involved: 58

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). "EVERETT, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/everett/july-2023-report

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