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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FAIRHAVEN, MA · MARCH 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
45 CRASHES IN
FAIRHAVEN, MA
MARCH 2024
In March 2024, FAIRHAVEN, MA experienced 45 crashes, a 12.5% increase from the 40 crashes recorded in March 2023. Despite the rise in total crashes, the number of injuries decreased by 33.3%, from 15 in the prior year to 10 in the current period. This suggests a shift towards less severe crash outcomes overall.
45
▲ 12.5%was 40
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
10
▼ -33.3%was 15
Persons Injured
1
▼ -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. 4 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crashes in FAIRHAVEN, MA showed an upward trend, increasing by 12.5% from 40 crashes in March 2023 to 45 crashes in March 2024. However, the number of injuries decreased by 33.3%, from 15 to 10, indicating a trend towards crashes with fewer or less severe injuries. Fatalities remained stable at zero in both periods.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2024
▼ -66.7% vs prior (3)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased significantly from 3 in March 2023 to 1 in March 2024, representing a 66.7% reduction. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate declined from 7.5% of all crashes in the prior period to 2.2% in the current period, indicating a positive downward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
10
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · 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 Thursday in March 2023 (9 crashes) to Tuesday in March 2024 (10 crashes). The peak hour also shifted from 2 PM (7 crashes) in the prior period to 4 PM (6 crashes) in the current period. Crashes on Monday, Friday, and Saturday increased in the current period, while Wednesday crashes decreased from 7 to 4.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at zero in both March 2023 and March 2024, with no fatal crashes recorded in either period. Total injuries decreased by 33.3%, from 15 to 10. The share of minor injury crashes significantly decreased from 17.5% to 4.4%, while the share of possible injury crashes increased from 2.5% to 6.7%.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The most significant shift in contributing factors was 'Inattention', which surged from 2 crashes in March 2023 to 17 crashes in March 2024, an increase of 750%, becoming the leading factor. 'No improper driving' also saw a 100% increase, rising from 5 to 10 crashes. Conversely, 'Other improper action' decreased by 50%, from 4 crashes to 2, and 'Failed to yield right of way' also decreased by 50%, from 2 crashes to 1.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Rain' conditions significantly increased from 2 in March 2023 to 10 in March 2024, while 'Clear' condition crashes decreased from 31 to 26. Correspondingly, crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces more than doubled, rising from 7 to 16. The distribution of crashes by lighting conditions remained relatively stable, with 'Daylight' remaining the dominant condition in both periods.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 75 in March 2023 to 85 in March 2024. FORD became the top vehicle make involved, increasing from 8 to 14, while TOYOTA and HONDA also saw increases in counts. In terms of persons involved, the 21-25 age group saw a notable increase from 9 to 15, and the 16-20 age group increased from 6 to 11.
Top Vehicle Makes (85 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
14 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (88 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 25 MPH speed limit zone increased from 12 in March 2023 to 16 in March 2024, and in the 35 MPH zone, they increased from 11 to 13. Conversely, crashes in the 15 MPH zone decreased from 6 to 3, and in the 65 MPH zone, they decreased from 4 to 3. There were no fatal crashes recorded in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · 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: 2024-03-01 through 2024-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-03-01 through 2024-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: FAIRHAVEN, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 45
- Total persons involved: 104
- Total vehicles involved: 85
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
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "FAIRHAVEN, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/fairhaven/march-2024-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: 2024-03-01 – 2024-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved