Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

27 CRASHES IN
FREETOWN, MA
JUNE 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2023

Total crashes in Freetown, MA, increased by 12.5% from 24 in June 2023 to 27 in June 2024. Despite this increase in total crashes, total injuries decreased significantly by 35.7%, from 14 injuries in June 2023 to 9 in June 2024. Fatalities remained at zero for both periods, indicating a notable shift towards less severe crash outcomes.

27

12.5%was 24

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

9

-35.7%was 14

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 · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, Freetown experienced a slight increase in total crashes, rising from 24 in June 2023 to 27 in June 2024, representing a 12.5% increase. However, the number of total injuries decreased by 35.7% year-over-year, falling from 14 to 9. Fatalities remained stable at zero for both June 2023 and June 2024.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2024

0.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained stable at 2 incidents for both June 2023 and June 2024. However, due to an increase in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate slightly decreased from 8.3% in June 2023 to 7.4% in June 2024.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

8

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13-38.5%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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, with 5 crashes in June 2023, to Sunday, with 9 crashes in June 2024. The peak hour also changed, moving from 1 PM with 4 crashes in June 2023 to 8 PM with 3 crashes in June 2024. This indicates a shift in when crashes are most concentrated during the week and day.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either June 2023 or June 2024. The total number of injuries decreased from 14 to 9, a 35.7% reduction, with serious injuries (A) falling from 1 to 0 and possible injuries (C) from 2 to 0. Consequently, the proportion of crashes resulting in no injury increased from 58.3% (14 crashes) in June 2023 to 74.1% (20 crashes) in June 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes25.9%
0.0%prior 7
No Injury20no injury crashes74.1%
42.9%prior 14

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' saw a substantial increase, rising from 1 crash in June 2023 to 4 crashes in June 2024, a 300% increase in count. Conversely, 'Inattention' as a contributing factor decreased by 75% in count, from 4 crashes to 1 crash year-over-year. 'No improper driving' also saw a slight decrease from 8 crashes (33.3% share) to 7 crashes (25.9% share).

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving7 (25.9%)-12.5%prior 8
Distracted4 (14.8%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (14.8%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (7.4%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (7.4%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (7.4%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (3.7%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (3.7%)
Inattention1 (3.7%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on wet road surfaces increased by 33.3%, from 3 crashes in June 2023 to 4 crashes in June 2024. Similarly, crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions rose by 75%, from 4 incidents to 7 incidents. Daylight crashes slightly decreased from 19 to 18, representing a 5.3% reduction.

Weather

Clear22 (84.6%)
29.4%prior 17
Rain3 (11.5%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight18 (66.7%)
-5.3%prior 19
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (25.9%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (3.7%)
Dawn1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry23 (85.2%)
9.5%prior 21
Wet4 (14.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (39 vehicles)

1
HONDA5 (12.8%)
0.0%prior 5
2
CHEVROLET5 (12.8%)
3
HYUNDAI4 (10.3%)
4
NISSAN3 (7.7%)
5
FORD3 (7.7%)
-62.5%prior 8
6
DODGE2 (5.1%)
7
FRHT2 (5.1%)
8
VOLKSWAGEN2 (5.1%)
9
CADI2 (5.1%)
10
WSTR1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (48 persons with recorded sex)

Male33 (68.8%)
26.9%prior 26
Female15 (31.3%)
15.4%prior 13

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 65 mph speed zone increased by 60%, rising from 5 incidents in June 2023 to 8 in June 2024. Conversely, crashes in the 30 mph zone decreased by 40%, from 5 to 3 incidents year-over-year. Crashes in 15 mph and 25 mph zones both doubled from 1 to 2 incidents each, indicating a mixed shift across speed limits.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: FREETOWN, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 27
  • Total persons involved: 53
  • Total vehicles involved: 39

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). "FREETOWN, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/freetown/june-2024-report

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