Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

39 CRASHES IN
GREENFIELD, MA
SEPTEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstSeptember 2024

In September 2025, Greenfield reported 39 crashes, the same number as in September 2024. Total injuries decreased by 10%, from 10 to 9, while fatal crashes remained at zero for both periods. A notable shift was the absence of serious injuries in September 2025, compared to one serious injury in September 2024.

39

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

9

-10.0%was 10

Persons Injured

6

-14.3%was 7

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

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

The total number of crashes remained stable year-over-year, with 39 incidents reported in both September 2025 and September 2024. Despite stable crash counts, total injuries saw a decrease of 10%, falling from 10 to 9. This indicates a slight improvement in overall crash outcomes.

6

Hit-and-Run Crashes — September 2025

-14.3% vs prior (7)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 7 in September 2024 to 6 in September 2025. This represents a decrease in the hit-and-run rate from 17.9% to 15.4% of all crashes. The trend for hit-and-run incidents is downward year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

8

Motorists Injured

Prior: 80.0%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 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 temporal distribution of crashes shifted significantly year-over-year. In September 2025, Monday emerged as the peak day with 14 crashes, a substantial increase from the 2 crashes reported on Mondays in September 2024. The peak hour also shifted, with 4 PM recording the highest crash count of 9 in September 2025, compared to 5 PM with 5 crashes in September 2024.

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 2025 and September 2024. Total injuries decreased by 10%, from 10 to 9. Notably, September 2025 reported no serious injuries, a reduction from one serious injury recorded in September 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury6minor injury crashes15.4%
0.0%prior 6
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes2.6%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury28no injury crashes71.8%
3.7%prior 27

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

The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' remained stable at 10 crashes in both periods. Crashes attributed to 'Inattention' increased by 1, from 8 in September 2024 to 9 in September 2025, representing a 12.5% rise. 'Failed to yield right of way' doubled from 2 to 4 crashes, while 'Other improper action' decreased from 3 to 1 crash. Additionally, 'Fatigued/asleep' was noted as a factor in 2 crashes in September 2025, but was not present in the prior year's top factors.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving10 (25.6%)0.0%prior 10
Inattention9 (23.1%)12.5%prior 8
Failed to yield right of way4 (10.3%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner3 (7.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (5.1%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (5.1%)
Distracted1 (2.6%)
Followed too closely1 (2.6%)
Other improper action1 (2.6%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (2.6%)

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

Clear weather conditions were present in 35 crashes in both September 2025 and September 2024. Crashes occurring in daylight decreased from 34 to 31, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 1 to 6. Wet road surface crashes saw a slight increase from 2 to 3 incidents year-over-year.

Weather

Clear35 (89.7%)
0.0%prior 35
Cloudy2 (5.1%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (2.6%)
Rain/Fog, smog, smoke1 (2.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight31 (79.5%)
-8.8%prior 34
Dark - lighted roadway6 (15.4%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (2.6%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (2.6%)

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

Road Surface

Dry35 (89.7%)
0.0%prior 35
Wet3 (7.7%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (2.6%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased by 15.4%, from 65 in September 2024 to 75 in September 2025. Toyota became the most frequently involved vehicle make in September 2025 with 19 vehicles, up from 8 in the prior year, surpassing Honda. The 45-54 age group showed an increase in persons involved, rising from 11 to 14, while the 0-15 age group increased from 1 to 5.

Top Vehicle Makes (75 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA19 (25.3%)
137.5%prior 8
2
HONDA12 (16%)
-7.7%prior 13
3
FORD10 (13.3%)
100.0%prior 5
4
SUBARU7 (9.3%)
5
CHEVROLET6 (8%)
0.0%prior 6
6
NISSAN6 (8%)
7
ISU1 (1.3%)
8
JEEP1 (1.3%)
9
PTRB1 (1.3%)
10
STRN1 (1.3%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (71 persons with recorded sex)

Female42 (59.2%)
75.0%prior 24
Male29 (40.8%)
-14.7%prior 34

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 in 25 mph zones decreased from 15 to 13, while those in 30 mph zones increased by 57.1%, from 7 to 11. Crashes in 5 mph zones decreased by 50%, from 4 to 2. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed limit zone in either period.

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: GREENFIELD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 39
  • Total persons involved: 87
  • Total vehicles involved: 75

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). "GREENFIELD, 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/greenfield/september-2025-report

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