Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

31 CRASHES IN
FOXBOROUGH, MA
MAY 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstMay 2021

In May 2022, FOXBOROUGH experienced 31 crashes, a 22.5% decrease compared to 40 crashes in May 2021. This period also saw a significant reduction in total injuries, dropping from 13 to 6. The most notable year-over-year shift was the absence of serious injuries, down from one in the prior year, and a substantial decrease in minor injuries.

31

-22.5%was 40

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

-53.8%was 13

Persons Injured

2

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for FOXBOROUGH shows a declining trend year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 9 incidents, representing a 22.5% reduction from 40 crashes in May 2021 to 31 in May 2022. Concurrently, total injuries saw an even steeper decline, falling by 53.8% from 13 to 6.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — May 2022

0.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 2 incidents in both May 2021 and May 2022. However, due to the overall decrease in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate increased from 5% in May 2021 to 6.5% in May 2022. This indicates a slight upward trend in the proportion of crashes involving hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

6

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13-53.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. The peak day for crashes moved from Monday, with 11 incidents in May 2021, to Thursday, with 7 incidents in May 2022. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 3 PM, which recorded 6 incidents in the prior year, to 4 PM, with 5 incidents in the current year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

No fatalities were reported in either May 2021 or May 2022. Total injuries decreased from 13 in May 2021 to 6 in May 2022, representing a 53.8% reduction. Specifically, serious injuries (Severity A) were eliminated, dropping from 1 to 0, and minor injuries (Severity B) decreased from 7 to 1. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury increased from 70% in May 2021 to 83.9% in May 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes3.2%
-85.7%prior 7
Possible Injury4possible injury crashes12.9%
33.3%prior 3
No Injury26no injury crashes83.9%
-7.1%prior 28

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factor, 'Inattention,' decreased slightly from 9 crashes in May 2021 to 8 crashes in May 2022. Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' saw a significant reduction, dropping from 6 to 2 incidents. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 1 crash in May 2021 to 4 crashes in May 2022, while 'No improper driving' also increased from 5 to 6 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention8 (25.8%)-11.1%prior 9
No improper driving6 (19.4%)20.0%prior 5
Failed to yield right of way4 (12.9%)
Followed too closely2 (6.5%)-66.7%prior 6
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (6.5%)
Distracted2 (6.5%)
Visibility obstructed1 (3.2%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (3.2%)-80.0%prior 5
Operating defective equipment1 (3.2%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 35 in May 2021 to 26 in May 2022. Incidents on wet road surfaces also saw a notable decrease, falling from 7 crashes to 2 crashes year-over-year. The number of crashes occurring during daylight hours decreased from 31 to 22, while crashes in dark conditions remained stable at 9 incidents for both periods.

Weather

Clear26 (86.7%)
-25.7%prior 35
Clear/Unknown2 (6.7%)
Cloudy1 (3.3%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight22 (71.0%)
-29.0%prior 31
Dark - lighted roadway6 (19.4%)
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (9.7%)
-40.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry29 (93.5%)
-12.1%prior 33
Wet2 (6.5%)
-71.4%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 73 in May 2021 to 56 in May 2022. Toyota remained the most frequently involved make, though its count decreased from 13 to 11 vehicles. Ford and Honda also saw reductions in involvement, from 10 to 6 and 9 to 6 vehicles respectively. All age groups experienced fewer persons involved in crashes, except for the 65+ age group, which saw an increase from 4 to 7 persons.

Top Vehicle Makes (56 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA11 (19.6%)
-15.4%prior 13
2
FORD6 (10.7%)
-40.0%prior 10
3
HONDA6 (10.7%)
-33.3%prior 9
4
NISSAN3 (5.4%)
-57.1%prior 7
5
CHEVROLET3 (5.4%)
-40.0%prior 5
6
VOLKSWAGEN2 (3.6%)
7
JEEP2 (3.6%)
8
DODGE2 (3.6%)
9
AUDI2 (3.6%)
10
MAZDA2 (3.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (56 persons with recorded sex)

Male34 (60.7%)
-17.1%prior 41
Female22 (39.3%)
-50.0%prior 44

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 35 mph speed zone significantly decreased from 10 incidents in May 2021 to 4 incidents in May 2022. Conversely, crashes in the 30 mph zone slightly increased from 6 to 7 incidents. The 65 mph zone remained a prominent location for crashes, decreasing slightly from 9 to 8 incidents. No crashes were reported in the 5 mph and 10 mph zones in May 2022, which had 1 and 4 crashes respectively in May 2021.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · 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: 2022-05-01 through 2022-05-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-05-01 through 2022-05-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: FOXBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 31
  • Total persons involved: 60
  • Total vehicles involved: 56

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: May 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/foxborough/may-2022-report

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