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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FRAMINGHAM, MA · APRIL 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
90 CRASHES IN
FRAMINGHAM, MA
APRIL 2025
FRAMINGHAM experienced a decrease in total crashes, from 102 in April 2024 to 90 in April 2025, marking an 11.8% reduction. This period also saw a significant decrease in hit-and-run incidents, which fell from 23 to 15 crashes. Additionally, pedestrian crashes reduced from 4 to 1 year-over-year.
90
▼ -11.8%was 102
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
22
▼ -18.5%was 27
Persons Injured
15
▼ -34.8%was 23
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. 3 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
The overall trend indicates a decrease in crash activity in FRAMINGHAM, with total crashes falling from 102 to 90. This represents an 11.8% reduction year-over-year. Total injuries also decreased by 18.5%, from 27 in the prior period to 22 in the current period.
15
Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025
▼ -34.8% vs prior (23)
The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 23 in April 2024 to 15 in April 2025, representing a 34.8% reduction. Consequently, the hit-and-run crash rate also decreased from 22.5% to 16.7% of all crashes. This indicates a downward trend in hit-and-run incidents.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
2
Cyclists Injured
19
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 Thursday (19 crashes) in the prior period to Saturday (23 crashes) in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 9 AM (11 crashes) in the prior period to 3 PM (9 crashes) in the current period. This suggests a shift in crash concentration towards weekend afternoons.
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 for both periods, indicating no change in the most severe outcome. While serious injury crashes remained constant at 1 in both periods, minor injury crashes increased from 12 to 15, a 25% rise in count. Conversely, possible injury crashes decreased from 7 to 4, representing a 42.9% reduction in count.
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 from 32 in the prior period to 25 in the current period, a 21.9% reduction in count. 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes also saw a substantial decrease from 17 to 9, a 47.1% reduction in count. 'Followed too closely' incidents decreased from 12 to 9, a 25% reduction in count.
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 daylight decreased from 72 in the prior period to 57 in the current period, while those in dark-lighted conditions increased from 17 to 23. Crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 64 to 69, whereas crashes on wet surfaces decreased from 23 to 16. Clear weather conditions remained the most common factor, accounting for 63 crashes in the current period compared to 57 in the prior period.
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 persons involved in crashes decreased from 230 in the prior period to 182 in the current period. The 26-34 age group saw a notable reduction in involvement, from 43 persons to 26 persons. In contrast, the 45-54 age group experienced an increase in involvement, rising from 24 persons to 36 persons.
Top Vehicle Makes (159 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records
23 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (158 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 occurring in the 65 MPH speed zone increased from 10 in the prior period to 12 in the current period. Conversely, crashes in the 25 MPH speed zone decreased from 4 to 2, and in the 30 MPH zone from 3 to 1. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone for either period.
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: FRAMINGHAM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 90
- Total persons involved: 182
- Total vehicles involved: 159
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). "FRAMINGHAM, 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/framingham/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