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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · HOLYOKE, MA · AUGUST 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
147 CRASHES IN
HOLYOKE, MA
AUGUST 2022
In August 2022, HOLYOKE experienced 147 total crashes, a slight increase from the 145 crashes reported in August 2021, representing a 1.38% rise. A notable year-over-year change was observed in total fatalities, which decreased by 66.67% from 3 in August 2021 to 1 in August 2022.
147
▲ 1.4%was 145
Total Crash Events
1
▼ -66.7%was 3
Persons Killed
64
▲ 10.3%was 58
Persons Injured
10
▼ -37.5%was 16
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 8 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, total crashes in HOLYOKE remained relatively stable year-over-year, increasing by 1.38% from 145 crashes in August 2021 to 147 crashes in August 2022. However, total fatalities saw a substantial decrease of 66.67%, dropping from 3 to 1. Conversely, total injuries increased by 10.34%, rising from 58 to 64.
10
Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2022
▼ -37.5% vs prior (16)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased by 37.5% in count, from 16 in August 2021 to 10 in August 2022. The hit-and-run rate also declined from 11% in the prior period to 6.8% in the current period, indicating a downward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
1
Motorists Killed
3
Cyclists Injured
61
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes remained Monday in both periods, though the count decreased from 34 crashes in August 2021 to 27 crashes in August 2022. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 PM with 20 crashes in August 2021 to 4 PM with 14 crashes in August 2022, indicating a later peak in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The number of fatal crash events remained consistent at 1 in both August 2021 and August 2022, with a fatal crash rate of 0.7% in the current period. However, serious injury crashes decreased from 4 (2.8% of total crashes) in the prior period to 2 (1.4% of total crashes) in the current period. Minor injury crashes increased from 23 (15.9%) to 26 (17.7%), while possible injury crashes decreased from 16 (11%) to 13 (8.8%).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, 'Inattention' crashes decreased by 42.31% in count, from 26 in August 2021 to 15 in August 2022. Crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased by 27.27% in count, rising from 11 to 14. 'No improper driving' crashes saw a slight increase of 5.13% in count, from 39 to 41.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased by 3, from 103 in August 2021 to 106 in August 2022. Conversely, crashes in 'Rain' conditions decreased by 5, from 7 to 2. The number of crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces increased by 15 (from 126 to 141), while those on 'Wet' surfaces decreased by 13 (from 19 to 6).
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The number of persons aged 0-15 involved in crashes decreased from 28 in August 2021 to 18 in August 2022. Conversely, persons aged 55-64 involved in crashes increased from 28 to 38. Among vehicle makes, TOYOTA and HONDA saw slight decreases in involvement, while FORD involvement increased from 27 to 35.
Top Vehicle Makes (289 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Vehicle unit records
55 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (318 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 25 mph speed zones increased from 79 in August 2021 to 101 in August 2022, with one fatal crash occurring in this zone in the current period compared to none previously. Crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 32 to 18. The 65 mph speed zone saw a decrease in fatalities from 1 in August 2021 to 0 in August 2022, with the total crash count remaining at 9.
Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 1 of 101 (0.99%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · 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: 2022-08-01 through 2022-08-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-08-01 through 2022-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: HOLYOKE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 147
- Total persons involved: 373
- Total vehicles involved: 289
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "HOLYOKE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/holyoke/august-2022-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-08-01 – 2022-08-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved