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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FALL RIVER, MA · APRIL 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
221 CRASHES IN
FALL RIVER, MA
APRIL 2025
Total crashes in Fall River, MA, for April 2025 were 221, a decrease from 246 crashes in April 2024. This represents a 10.16% reduction in overall crashes year-over-year. The most notable shift was a 19.6% decrease in total injuries, falling from 102 to 82.
221
▼ -10.2%was 246
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
82
▼ -19.6%was 102
Persons Injured
36
▼ -7.7%was 39
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. 15 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for April 2025 shows a downward trend compared to April 2024. Total crashes decreased by 25, representing a 10.16% reduction. Total injuries also saw a significant decline, dropping by 20 individuals, or 19.6%, year-over-year.
36
Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025
▼ -7.7% vs prior (39)
The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased by 3, from 39 in April 2024 to 36 in April 2025. Despite this decrease in count, the hit-and-run rate increased slightly from 15.9% to 16.3% of total crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
81
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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 43 incidents in April 2024 to Tuesday with 41 incidents in April 2025. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 6 PM with 20 incidents in the prior year to 3 PM with 22 incidents in the current year. Overall, total crashes decreased from 246 to 221, and total injuries decreased from 102 to 82.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at zero in both April 2025 and April 2024. Serious injuries decreased from 6 (2.4% share of crashes) in April 2024 to 4 (1.8% share of crashes) in April 2025. Minor injuries also saw a reduction, dropping from 43 to 38 year-over-year, while possible injuries decreased from 17 to 9.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Crashes attributed to "No improper driving" decreased by 26 incidents, from 79 in April 2024 to 53 in April 2025. "Inattention" as a factor also saw a reduction of 10 incidents, falling from 33 to 23. Conversely, "Followed too closely" increased by 10 incidents, rising from 13 to 23 year-over-year, and "Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road" increased by 6 incidents, from 17 to 23.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased by 42 incidents, from 148 in April 2024 to 106 in April 2025. Crashes during "Daylight" conditions also saw a decrease, falling from 181 to 172. The number of crashes on "Wet" road surfaces remained stable at 39 incidents in both periods, while crashes on "Dry" surfaces decreased by 25.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 470 in April 2024 to 437 in April 2025. TOYOTA remained the top vehicle make involved, increasing slightly from 71 to 73, while HONDA vehicles involved decreased from 52 to 30. The 16-20 age group saw a notable decrease in persons involved, dropping from 71 to 34.
Top Vehicle Makes (437 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records
104 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (430 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 30 mph speed zones saw a significant decrease of 49 incidents, falling from 98 in April 2024 to 49 in April 2025. Conversely, crashes in 25 mph zones increased by 10 incidents, from 90 to 100. Crashes in 55 mph zones also increased, rising from 7 to 16 year-over-year.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: FALL RIVER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 221
- Total persons involved: 549
- Total vehicles involved: 437
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). "FALL RIVER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/fall-river/april-2025-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: 2025-04-01 – 2025-04-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved