Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

25 CRASHES IN
GILL, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, Gill recorded 25 total crashes, a 13.8% decrease from the 29 crashes reported in 2024. During this period, total injuries also saw a notable decline, falling by 35% from 20 to 13. Significantly, there were no fatalities reported in either year, and crashes attributed to inattention were halved from 12 to 6.

25

-13.8%was 29

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

13

-35.0%was 20

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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, traffic crash trends in Gill showed a year-over-year improvement. Total crashes declined from 29 in 2024 to 25 in 2025, representing a 13.8% reduction. The number of people injured in these incidents also decreased by 35%, from 20 in the prior year to 13 in the current year, while fatalities remained at zero for both periods.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

8.0% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

13

Motorists Injured

Prior: 19-31.6%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The timing of crashes in Gill shifted year-over-year. The peak time for collisions moved two hours earlier, from 5 p.m. in 2024 (7 crashes) to 3 p.m. in 2025 (4 crashes). While Wednesday remained a high-frequency day for crashes in both periods, Monday also emerged as a peak day in 2025 with 6 incidents, compared to 3 in the prior year. The busiest month for crashes also changed, shifting from June (6 crashes) in 2024 to March (5 crashes) in 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either 2024 or 2025. The overall severity of crashes decreased, with the number of crashes resulting in an injury falling from 11 in 2024 to 7 in 2025. Specifically, crashes involving serious injuries dropped from 3 to 1, and minor injury crashes fell from 8 to 3. Consequently, the share of crashes with no injuries increased from 62.1% in 2024 to 64% in 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes4%
-66.7%prior 3
Minor Injury3minor injury crashes12%
-62.5%prior 8
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes12%
No Injury16no injury crashes64%
-11.1%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention remained the leading contributing factor in both years, though its prevalence decreased significantly. The number of crashes attributed to inattention was halved, falling from 12 incidents in 2024 to 6 in 2025, a 50% decrease in count. Similarly, crashes citing 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' dropped from 4 to 2. While the top two factors, Inattention and 'No improper driving', kept their rankings, their counts both fell by 50% year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention6 (24%)-50.0%prior 12
No improper driving3 (12%)-50.0%prior 6
Followed too closely2 (8%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (8%)
Failed to yield right of way2 (8%)
Made an improper turn2 (8%)
Glare1 (4%)
Distracted1 (4%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (4%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes predominantly occurred in clear weather and on dry roads in both periods. However, there was a notable shift in lighting conditions, with crashes on unlit dark roadways decreasing from 9 incidents in 2024 to just 2 in 2025. Correspondingly, the proportion of crashes happening in daylight increased from 65.5% to 80% of all incidents. While crashes on snowy roads were eliminated (from 2 to 0), collisions on wet roads doubled from 2 to 4.

Weather

Clear17 (68.0%)
0.0%prior 17
Cloudy5 (20.0%)
-16.7%prior 6
Rain2 (8.0%)
Clear/Clear1 (4.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight20 (80.0%)
5.3%prior 19
Dark - lighted roadway3 (12.0%)
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (8.0%)
-77.8%prior 9

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry19 (76.0%)
-24.0%prior 25
Wet4 (16.0%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (8.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (42 vehicles)

1
SUBARU6 (14.3%)
2
TOYOTA6 (14.3%)
-33.3%prior 9
3
CHEVROLET4 (9.5%)
-20.0%prior 5
4
BMW3 (7.1%)
5
HYUNDAI3 (7.1%)
6
FORD3 (7.1%)
7
MAZDA2 (4.8%)
8
HONDA2 (4.8%)
9
TESL2 (4.8%)
10
VCTY1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (49 persons with recorded sex)

Male27 (55.1%)
-27.0%prior 37
Female22 (44.9%)
-8.3%prior 24

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The 35 mph speed zone accounted for the highest number of crashes in both years, with 13 incidents in 2025 compared to 14 in 2024. A significant shift occurred in higher speed zones, where crashes in 50 mph zones decreased from 8 in the prior year to 2 in the current year. Conversely, crashes in 40 mph zones increased from 1 to 4. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: GILL, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 25
  • Total persons involved: 53
  • Total vehicles involved: 42

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). "GILL, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/gill/2025-annual-report

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