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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FRAMINGHAM, MA · DECEMBER 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
153 CRASHES IN
FRAMINGHAM, MA
DECEMBER 2022
Total crashes in FRAMINGHAM for December 2022 were 153, an increase from 145 crashes in December 2021. This represents a 5.5% year-over-year increase in total crashes. The most notable shift was an 833.3% increase in total injuries, rising from 6 in December 2021 to 56 in December 2022.
153
▲ 5.5%was 145
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
56
▲ 833.3%was 6
Persons Injured
15
▼ -21.1%was 19
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. 6 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash activity in December 2022 showed an upward trend compared to December 2021, with total crashes increasing by 5.5% from 145 to 153. While total fatalities remained at 0 in both periods, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 833.3%, rising from 6 to 56.
15
Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2022
▼ -21.1% vs prior (19)
Hit-and-run incidents decreased in December 2022 compared to December 2021. The number of hit-and-run crashes fell from 19 to 15, resulting in a decrease in the hit-and-run rate from 13.1% to 9.8%. This indicates a downward trend in both the count and proportion of hit-and-run crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
0
Other Killed
3
Pedestrians Injured
1
Cyclists Injured
51
Motorists Injured
1
Other Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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. In December 2022, the peak day for crashes was Friday with 35 incidents, an increase from 25 crashes on Fridays in December 2021. The peak hour for crashes also shifted from 2 PM with 13 crashes in December 2021 to 5 PM with 16 crashes in December 2022.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The severity distribution of crashes changed significantly year-over-year, despite no fatalities in either period. Total injuries increased from 6 in December 2021 to 56 in December 2022. Serious injury crashes, which were not explicitly reported in December 2021, accounted for 2 incidents in December 2022, while minor injury crashes increased from 4 to 16, and possible injury crashes rose from 2 to 24.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Several contributing factors showed notable changes year-over-year. Crashes attributed to "Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings" increased by 80%, from 5 incidents in December 2021 to 9 in December 2022. "Inattention" related crashes increased by 50%, from 4 to 6, and "Driving too fast for conditions" also increased by 50%, from 4 to 6 incidents. The "Distracted" factor, which accounted for 8 crashes in December 2021, was not present in the top contributing factors for December 2022.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Adverse weather conditions contributed to a higher number of crashes in December 2022 compared to the prior year. Crashes during rain conditions (Rain + Rain/Rain) increased from 8 to 28, and snow conditions increased from 3 to 9. Conversely, crashes during clear weather (Clear + Clear/Clear) decreased from 105 to 88. The number of crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 27 to 37, and on snow-covered surfaces from 2 to 8.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 280 in December 2021 to 298 in December 2022. Toyota vehicles involved in crashes increased by 20, from 36 to 56, while Honda vehicles remained constant at 45. The age group 0-15 saw a substantial increase in persons involved, rising from 15 to 34, while the 26-34 age group decreased from 79 to 65. The number of females involved in crashes increased from 122 to 169, while males decreased from 197 to 184.
Top Vehicle Makes (298 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
37 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (353 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones saw shifts year-over-year, with no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period. Crashes in 25 mph zones increased from 6 to 10, while crashes in 30 mph zones decreased from 13 to 4. Crashes in 65 mph zones slightly decreased from 17 to 15.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: FRAMINGHAM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 153
- Total persons involved: 392
- Total vehicles involved: 298
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: December 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/framingham/december-2022-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.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-12-01 – 2022-12-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved