Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

34 CRASHES IN
FOXBOROUGH, MA
APRIL 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2023

Total crashes in FOXBOROUGH, MA decreased by 22.73% from 44 in April 2023 to 34 in April 2024. While overall crashes declined, a significant shift was observed in fatalities, increasing from 0 in the prior period to 1 in the current period. This change resulted in a fatal crash rate of 2.94% for April 2024.

34

-22.7%was 44

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

7

-63.2%was 19

Persons Injured

2

-33.3%was 3

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in FOXBOROUGH, MA decreased year-over-year, with total crashes falling from 44 in April 2023 to 34 in April 2024. This represents a 22.73% reduction in the number of crash events. However, the period saw an increase in fatalities from 0 to 1.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2024

-33.3% vs prior (3)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 3 in April 2023 to 2 in April 2024. Concurrently, the hit-and-run crash rate saw a slight decrease, moving from 6.8% in the prior period to 5.9% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 19-63.2%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · 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 Saturday, which had 9 crashes in April 2023, to Monday, with 8 crashes in April 2024. The peak hour remained 4 PM in both periods, experiencing 6 crashes in April 2023 and increasing to 8 crashes in April 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in April 2023 to 1 in April 2024, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 2.94% in the current period. Total injuries decreased from 19 in April 2023 to 7 in April 2024. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury increased from 65.9% (29 crashes) to 76.5% (26 crashes) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes2.9%
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes11.8%
-33.3%prior 6
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes8.8%
-50.0%prior 6
No Injury26no injury crashes76.5%
-10.3%prior 29

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to "Inattention" decreased from 11 in April 2023 to 4 in April 2024, a 63.6% decrease in count. "Failed to yield right of way" remained constant at 7 crashes in both periods. "Followed too closely" crashes increased from 4 to 5, a 25% increase in count, while "No improper driving" crashes decreased from 8 to 6, a 25% decrease in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way7 (20.6%)0.0%prior 7
No improper driving6 (17.6%)-25.0%prior 8
Followed too closely5 (14.7%)
Inattention4 (11.8%)-63.6%prior 11
Made an improper turn2 (5.9%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (5.9%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (2.9%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (2.9%)
Other improper action1 (2.9%)
Physical impairment1 (2.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased from 32 in April 2023 to 23 in April 2024. Crashes on "Dry" road surfaces decreased from 40 to 25, while crashes on "Wet" surfaces increased from 4 to 8. The number of crashes during "Daylight" decreased from 35 to 22, with "Dusk" crashes increasing from 0 to 3.

Weather

Clear23 (69.7%)
-28.1%prior 32
Cloudy5 (15.2%)
-44.4%prior 9
Rain2 (6.1%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (3.0%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.0%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (3.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight22 (66.7%)
-37.1%prior 35
Dark - lighted roadway5 (15.2%)
0.0%prior 5
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (9.1%)
Dusk3 (9.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry25 (75.8%)
-37.5%prior 40
Wet8 (24.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 114 in April 2023 to 88 in April 2024. The 0-15 age group saw a decrease from 8 to 3 persons, while the 16-20 age group increased from 7 to 10 persons. TOYOTA remained the top vehicle make involved, though its count decreased from 19 in April 2023 to 12 in April 2024.

Top Vehicle Makes (63 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA12 (19%)
-36.8%prior 19
2
CHEVROLET7 (11.1%)
40.0%prior 5
3
FORD5 (7.9%)
-50.0%prior 10
4
NISSAN5 (7.9%)
-16.7%prior 6
5
LEXUS3 (4.8%)
6
JEEP3 (4.8%)
7
DODGE2 (3.2%)
-60.0%prior 5
8
RAM2 (3.2%)
9
HYUNDAI2 (3.2%)
-66.7%prior 6
10
HD2 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (79 persons with recorded sex)

Male53 (67.1%)
10.4%prior 48
Female26 (32.9%)
-54.4%prior 57

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 65 mph speed zone decreased from 16 in April 2023 to 10 in April 2024. A fatal crash was recorded in the 45 mph speed zone in April 2024 (1 fatal out of 2 crashes), whereas no fatal crashes were reported in any speed zone in April 2023. The 35 mph zone saw a decrease from 10 crashes in April 2023 to 5 crashes in April 2024.

Fatal crashes by zone: 45 mph: 1 of 2 (50%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · 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: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-04-01 through 2024-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: FOXBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 34
  • Total persons involved: 88
  • Total vehicles involved: 63

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). "FOXBOROUGH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/foxborough/april-2024-report

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