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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FITCHBURG, MA · JULY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
107 CRASHES IN
FITCHBURG, MA
JULY 2025
In July 2025, Fitchburg experienced 107 crashes, an increase from 88 crashes in July 2024, marking a 21.6% rise year-over-year. The most significant shift was in fatalities, which increased from 0 in July 2024 to 2 in July 2025.
107
▲ 21.6%was 88
Total Crash Events
2
Persons Killed
36
▲ 100.0%was 18
Persons Injured
14
▲ 27.3%was 11
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (2) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (2) 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 · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash trends in Fitchburg show an increase, with total crashes rising by 21.6% from 88 in July 2024 to 107 in July 2025. Fatalities increased from 0 to 2, and injuries doubled from 18 to 36 over the same period.
14
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2025
▲ 27.3% vs prior (11)
Hit-and-run crashes increased by 27.3% year-over-year, rising from 11 in July 2024 to 14 in July 2025. The hit-and-run rate saw a slight increase from 12.5% to 13.1% of total crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
2
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
3
Cyclists Injured
32
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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 Tuesday with 21 crashes in July 2024 to Thursday with 22 crashes in July 2025. The peak hour also changed, moving from 4 PM with 11 crashes in July 2024 to 10 AM, also with 11 crashes, in July 2025.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes, which were absent in July 2024, accounted for 2 crashes (1.9% of total) in July 2025. Serious injury crashes increased from 2 (2.3% of total) to 5 (4.7% of total) year-over-year. Conversely, minor injury crashes saw a slight decrease in proportion, from 12 (13.6% of total) to 11 (10.3% of total).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Several contributing factors saw notable changes in count. 'Followed too closely' crashes increased significantly from 2 to 12, a 500% change in count. 'No improper driving' crashes rose from 17 to 30, a 76.5% change in count, while 'Inattention' crashes increased from 14 to 23, a 64.3% change in count. Conversely, crashes involving drivers who 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' decreased from 4 to 1, a 75% change in count.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 73 to 92 year-over-year. Similarly, crashes under 'Daylight' conditions rose from 74 to 84. The proportion of crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces also increased, from 79 to 98.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased by 28.9%, from 159 to 205. The age group 16-20 saw a significant increase in persons involved, rising from 17 to 31, and persons aged 55-64 also increased from 12 to 26. Male persons involved increased from 83 to 118, while female persons involved increased from 88 to 96.
Top Vehicle Makes (205 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
32 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (214 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 25 mph speed zones increased from 31 to 48, and those in 30 mph zones rose from 21 to 27. Notably, crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 7 to 13, with 1 fatal crash recorded in this zone in July 2025 compared to none in July 2024. Crashes in 55 mph zones decreased from 5 to 0.
Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 13 (7.692%) · 45 mph: 1 of 2 (50%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: FITCHBURG, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 107
- Total persons involved: 250
- Total vehicles involved: 205
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). "FITCHBURG, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/fitchburg/july-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: 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved