Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

55 CRASHES IN
FOXBOROUGH, MA
JANUARY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2023

FOXBOROUGH experienced a notable increase in total crashes in January 2024 compared to January 2023, rising from 43 crashes to 55 crashes, an increase of 27.9%. The most significant shift was the emergence of 8 hit-and-run crashes in January 2024, whereas none were reported in January 2023.

55

27.9%was 43

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

10

-9.1%was 11

Persons Injured

8

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates an increase in crash incidents year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 27.9% from 43 in January 2023 to 55 in January 2024. While total crashes increased, the number of injured persons saw a slight decrease, falling from 11 in January 2023 to 10 in January 2024. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

8

Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2024

14.5% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

10

Motorists Injured

Prior: 11-9.1%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

Temporal patterns for crashes shifted considerably year-over-year. In January 2023, the peak day for crashes was Thursday with 12 incidents, but in January 2024, Sunday became the peak day with 17 crashes. The peak hour also changed from 9 AM with 6 crashes in January 2023 to 4 PM with 5 crashes in January 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity distribution of crashes saw some changes, although total fatalities remained at 0 in both periods. Serious injuries (code 'A') decreased from 1 in January 2023 to 0 in January 2024. Minor injuries (code 'B') decreased from 4 (9.3% share) to 3 (5.5% share), while possible injuries (code 'C') increased from 3 (7% share) to 5 (9.1% share).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes5.5%
-25.0%prior 4
Possible Injury5possible injury crashes9.1%
66.7%prior 3
No Injury45no injury crashes81.8%
28.6%prior 35

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors shifted significantly between the two periods. 'No improper driving' increased in count from 5 in January 2023 to 12 in January 2024, becoming the top factor. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased from 10 crashes to 4 crashes, dropping from the most frequent factor to fifth. 'Driving too fast for conditions' also saw an increase in count from 4 to 7 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving12 (21.8%)140.0%prior 5
Followed too closely7 (12.7%)-12.5%prior 8
Driving too fast for conditions7 (12.7%)
Inattention6 (10.9%)
Failed to yield right of way4 (7.3%)-60.0%prior 10
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings3 (5.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (3.6%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (3.6%)
Distracted1 (1.8%)
Illness1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Regarding crash conditions, incidents on dry road surfaces increased from 19 in January 2023 to 31 in January 2024, while those on wet surfaces significantly decreased from 20 to 5. Crashes during clear weather conditions rose from 15 to 29. Furthermore, crashes occurring in daylight increased from 23 to 35, while those in dark, unlighted roadways decreased from 11 to 6.

Weather

Clear29 (52.7%)
93.3%prior 15
Snow7 (12.7%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)5 (9.1%)
Cloudy4 (7.3%)
-60.0%prior 10
Rain4 (7.3%)
Cloudy/Snow2 (3.6%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.8%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)/Snow1 (1.8%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)/Rain1 (1.8%)
Snow/Blowing sand, snow1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight35 (64.8%)
52.2%prior 23
Dark - lighted roadway7 (13.0%)
-22.2%prior 9
Dark - roadway not lighted6 (11.1%)
-45.5%prior 11
Dusk5 (9.3%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry31 (56.4%)
63.2%prior 19
Snow15 (27.3%)
Wet5 (9.1%)
-75.0%prior 20
Ice3 (5.5%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The distribution of vehicle makes involved in crashes saw some shifts, though Toyota and Ford remained the top two. Toyota increased from 14 vehicles in January 2023 to 17 in January 2024, and Ford increased from 10 to 13. Hyundai saw a decrease from 6 to 3 vehicles, while Chevrolet increased from 4 to 10 vehicles involved. The age distribution of persons involved in crashes showed a decrease in younger age groups (0-15, 16-20, 21-25) and an increase in older age groups (45-54, 55-64, 65+).

Top Vehicle Makes (98 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA17 (17.3%)
21.4%prior 14
2
FORD13 (13.3%)
30.0%prior 10
3
CHEVROLET10 (10.2%)
4
HONDA10 (10.2%)
100.0%prior 5
5
NISSAN6 (6.1%)
20.0%prior 5
6
KIA4 (4.1%)
7
RAM4 (4.1%)
8
JEEP4 (4.1%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN3 (3.1%)
10
HYUNDAI3 (3.1%)
-50.0%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (98 persons with recorded sex)

Male55 (56.1%)
17.0%prior 47
Female43 (43.9%)
-2.3%prior 44

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in speed zones of 30 mph increased from 5 in January 2023 to 8 in January 2024, and those in 45 mph zones saw a significant rise from 1 to 8. Crashes in 65 mph zones also increased from 14 to 19. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 10 to 6, indicating a shift in crash distribution towards higher speed limit areas.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: FOXBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 55
  • Total persons involved: 111
  • Total vehicles involved: 98

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

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "FOXBOROUGH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/foxborough/january-2024-report

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