Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

19 CRASHES IN
GRANBY, MA
MAY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstMay 2024

In GRANBY, total crashes increased by 58.33% from 12 in May 2024 to 19 in May 2025. This period also saw a 60% increase in total injuries, rising from 10 to 16. The most notable shift was the substantial increase in crashes occurring in 40 mph speed zones, which grew from 2 to 10 crashes.

19

58.3%was 12

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

16

60.0%was 10

Persons Injured

0

Fatal Crash Events

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 · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a significant increase in crash activity year-over-year in GRANBY. Total crashes rose by 58.33%, from 12 crashes in May 2024 to 19 crashes in May 2025. Concurrently, the number of injured persons increased by 60%, from 10 to 16 over the same period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

16

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1060.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · 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 Wednesday with 3 crashes in May 2024 to Friday with 5 crashes in May 2025. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 6 PM with 3 crashes in May 2024 to 5 PM with 4 crashes in May 2025. There was an increase in crashes during the afternoon and early evening hours in May 2025 compared to the prior year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities in either May 2024 or May 2025. While May 2024 recorded 2 serious injury crashes (16.7% of total crashes), May 2025 had none. Minor injury crashes, however, increased from 0 in May 2024 to 4 in May 2025, and crashes with no reported injuries rose from 6 (50%) to 13 (68.4%).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury4minor injury crashes21.1%
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes10.5%
-33.3%prior 3
No Injury13no injury crashes68.4%
116.7%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased from 4 in May 2024 to 7 in May 2025. 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant at 3 crashes in both periods, while 'Inattention' increased from 1 crash to 2 crashes. Factors like 'Followed too closely' (2 crashes), 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' (1 crash), 'Visibility obstructed' (1 crash), 'Emotional' (1 crash), and 'Swerving or avoiding' (1 crash) were present in May 2025 but not in May 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving7 (36.8%)
Failed to yield right of way3 (15.8%)
Followed too closely2 (10.5%)
Inattention2 (10.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (5.3%)
Visibility obstructed1 (5.3%)
Emotional1 (5.3%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (5.3%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 6 in May 2024 to 11 in May 2025, while crashes in 'Rain' conditions rose from 1 to 4. Crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces increased from 2 in May 2024 to 6 in May 2025. 'Daylight' crashes also saw an increase from 10 to 17, with 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions appearing in May 2025 with 1 crash, which was not present in May 2024.

Weather

Clear11 (57.9%)
83.3%prior 6
Rain4 (21.1%)
Cloudy2 (10.5%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (10.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight17 (89.5%)
70.0%prior 10
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (5.3%)
Dusk1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry13 (68.4%)
30.0%prior 10
Wet6 (31.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (33 vehicles)

1
FORD5 (15.2%)
2
HONDA3 (9.1%)
3
KIA3 (9.1%)
4
HYUNDAI3 (9.1%)
5
NISSAN3 (9.1%)
6
SUBARU2 (6.1%)
7
TOYOTA2 (6.1%)
8
CHEVROLET2 (6.1%)
9
MAZDA1 (3%)
10
AUDI1 (3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (49 persons with recorded sex)

Male25 (51.0%)
108.3%prior 12
Female24 (49.0%)
84.6%prior 13

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 40 mph speed zones saw a significant increase, rising from 2 in May 2024 to 10 in May 2025. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph speed zones decreased from 9 to 6 over the same period. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · 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: 2025-05-01 through 2025-05-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-05-01 through 2025-05-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: GRANBY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 19
  • Total persons involved: 49
  • Total vehicles involved: 33

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). "GRANBY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: May 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/granby/may-2025-report

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