Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

12 CRASHES IN
GRANBY, MA
SEPTEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstSeptember 2024

In September 2025, GRANBY recorded 12 total crashes, an increase from the 11 crashes reported in September 2024. This represents a 9.1% rise in overall crash incidents, with total injuries increasing by 75% from 4 to 7.

12

9.1%was 11

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

7

75.0%was 4

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%was 1

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 · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in GRANBY saw an increase year-over-year, rising by 9.1% from 11 crashes in September 2024 to 12 crashes in September 2025. Concurrently, the number of injured persons significantly increased by 75%, from 4 to 7, while fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 475.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The distribution of crashes across the week shifted, with September 2025 experiencing peak activity on Tuesdays and Thursdays (4 crashes each), whereas September 2024 had peaks on Sundays and Wednesdays (3 crashes each). The peak crash hour also moved from 5 p.m. (2 crashes) in the prior period to 4 p.m. (4 crashes) in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both September 2024 and September 2025. However, total injuries increased by 75% from 4 injured persons in the prior period to 7 injured persons in the current period. Notably, serious injuries (Severity A) rose from 0 in September 2024 to 4 in September 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes8.3%
Minor Injury1minor injury crashes8.3%
-50.0%prior 2
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes16.7%
100.0%prior 1
No Injury8no injury crashes66.7%
0.0%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention remained the leading contributing factor, with 5 crashes attributed to it in both September 2024 and September 2025. 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Followed too closely' each contributed to 2 crashes in the current period, while they were not listed as top factors in the prior period. 'No improper driving' decreased from 2 crashes in September 2024 to 1 crash in September 2025.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention5 (41.7%)0.0%prior 5
Failed to yield right of way2 (16.7%)
Followed too closely2 (16.7%)
No improper driving1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions slightly increased from 8 to 9 year-over-year, while wet road surface crashes tripled from 1 in September 2024 to 3 in September 2025. Crashes in daylight conditions increased from 9 to 11, with the single dark condition crash shifting from a lighted roadway or dusk in the prior period to an unlighted roadway in the current period.

Weather

Clear9 (75.0%)
12.5%prior 8
Cloudy/Rain2 (16.7%)
Cloudy1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight11 (91.7%)
22.2%prior 9
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry9 (75.0%)
-10.0%prior 10
Wet3 (25.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (26 vehicles)

1
SUBARU4 (15.4%)
2
TOYOTA4 (15.4%)
3
CHEVROLET3 (11.5%)
4
HYUNDAI2 (7.7%)
5
FORD2 (7.7%)
6
VOLKSWAGEN2 (7.7%)
7
HONDA2 (7.7%)
8
MERCEDES-BENZ1 (3.8%)
9
HD1 (3.8%)
10
KIA1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Vehicle unit records

Sex Distribution (38 persons with recorded sex)

Male22 (57.9%)
175.0%prior 8
Female16 (42.1%)
33.3%prior 12

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes at the 40 mph speed limit remained consistent with 4 incidents in both September 2024 and September 2025. There was a notable shift in other speed zones, with crashes at 25 mph doubling from 1 to 2, and incidents at 35 mph tripling from 1 to 3. The 10 mph speed zone, which had 3 crashes in the prior period, did not report any crashes in the current period, while a new 30 mph zone recorded 1 crash.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · 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: 2025-09-01 through 2025-09-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-09-01 through 2025-09-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: GRANBY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 12
  • Total persons involved: 38
  • Total vehicles involved: 26

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: September 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/granby/september-2025-report

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