Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

5 CRASHES IN
HOLLAND, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In Holland, total crashes decreased from 6 in the prior year to 5 in the current year, a 16.7% reduction. Despite the overall drop in collisions, the number of reported injuries rose significantly, from zero in the prior period to four in the current period. This increase in crash severity occurred even as the total number of incidents declined.

5

-16.7%was 6

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

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 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Year-over-year, traffic collisions in Holland saw a slight decrease, falling from 6 incidents in the prior period to 5 in the current period. While the total number of crashes declined, the severity of these incidents increased, with total injuries rising from 0 to 4. Fatalities remained at zero for both years.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Injured

Prior: 0%

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 shifted between the two periods. In the prior year, Saturday was the distinct peak day with 3 crashes and 9 p.m. was the peak hour with 2 crashes. In the current year, incidents were more diffuse, with five different days tied for the peak at one crash each, and no single hour having more than one crash.

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

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes60%
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes20%
No Injury1no injury crashes20%

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

The profile of contributing factors changed entirely year-over-year. In the prior period, 'No improper driving' was the most-cited factor, noted in 2 crashes. In the current period, this factor was absent, replaced by five distinct factors each accounting for one crash, including 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' and 'Driving too fast for conditions'. The count of crashes attributed to these two speeding-related factors increased from zero to two.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Driving too fast for conditions1 (20%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (20%)
Operating defective equipment1 (20%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (20%)
Physical impairment1 (20%)

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

Crash conditions shifted toward clearer weather and drier roads in the current year. Crashes on wet roads decreased from 3 in the prior year to 1 in the current year, while incidents on dry roads increased from 2 to 3. Similarly, 4 of 5 crashes (80%) in the current year occurred in clear weather, compared to 3 of 6 (50%) in the prior year. The proportion of crashes in dark conditions decreased from 83% to 60%.

Weather

Clear2 (40.0%)
Clear/Clear2 (40.0%)
Rain/Fog, smog, smoke1 (20.0%)

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

Lighting

Dark - roadway not lighted3 (60.0%)
Daylight2 (40.0%)

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

Road Surface

Dry3 (60.0%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (20.0%)
Wet1 (20.0%)

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 (5 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET1 (20%)
2
DODGE1 (20%)
3
FORD1 (20%)
4
MAZDA1 (20%)
5
MERCEDESBENZ1 (20%)

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

Sex Distribution (5 persons with recorded sex)

Female3 (60.0%)
0.0%prior 3
Male2 (40.0%)
-50.0%prior 4

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 distribution of crashes across speed zones became more concentrated in the current period. Collisions in the 25 mph zone doubled, increasing from 2 in the prior year to 4 in the current year. Concurrently, crashes in the 30 mph zone decreased from 2 to 1, and the single crash that occurred in a 20 mph zone in the prior year was not repeated. 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: HOLLAND, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 5
  • Total persons involved: 5
  • Total vehicles involved: 5

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). "HOLLAND, 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/holland/2025-annual-report

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