Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

27 CRASHES IN
HUDSON, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

Total crashes in Hudson, MA decreased from 32 in February 2024 to 27 in February 2025, representing a 15.6% reduction. The most notable year-over-year shift was the increase in hit-and-run crashes from 0 in the prior period to 2 in the current period.

27

-15.6%was 32

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

-14.3%was 7

Persons Injured

2

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Hudson, MA decreased by 15.6% year-over-year, from 32 crashes in February 2024 to 27 crashes in February 2025. Total injuries also saw a reduction, dropping from 7 in the prior period to 6 in the current period, a 14.3% decrease.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2025

7.4% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

6

Motorists Injured

Prior: 7-14.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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 Thursday with 9 crashes in February 2024 to Saturday with 6 crashes in February 2025. The peak hour also changed, moving from 11 AM with 4 crashes in the prior period to 5 PM with 6 crashes in the current period. Crashes on Monday decreased from 7 to 3, while crashes on Friday increased from 1 to 2.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both February 2024 and February 2025 recorded no traffic fatalities in Hudson, MA. Total injuries decreased from 7 in the prior period to 6 in the current period, a 14.3% reduction. The proportion of minor injuries decreased from 15.6% (5 crashes) to 11.1% (3 crashes), while possible injuries accounted for 7.4% (2 crashes) in the current period, not being present in the prior period's top categories.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes11.1%
-40.0%prior 5
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes7.4%
No Injury21no injury crashes77.8%
-19.2%prior 26

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving', decreased in count from 9 in February 2024 to 4 in February 2025. 'Inattention' also saw a reduction, from 7 crashes to 3 crashes year-over-year. 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased from 5 crashes in the prior period to 4 crashes in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way4 (14.8%)-20.0%prior 5
No improper driving4 (14.8%)-55.6%prior 9
Inattention3 (11.1%)-57.1%prior 7
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (7.4%)
Driving too fast for conditions2 (7.4%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (7.4%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (7.4%)
Other improper action2 (7.4%)
Physical impairment1 (3.7%)
Made an improper turn1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The prevalence of crashes in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 26 in February 2024 to 17 in February 2025, while crashes occurring in 'Dry' road surface conditions decreased from 29 to 14. The current period showed a greater diversity of adverse weather and road conditions, including 4 crashes in 'Snow' and 3 crashes on 'Snow' road surfaces, which were less prominent in the prior period. Crashes in 'Daylight' conditions decreased from 24 to 18.

Weather

Clear17 (63.0%)
-34.6%prior 26
Snow4 (14.8%)
Cloudy3 (11.1%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.7%)
Cloudy/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (3.7%)
Cloudy/Snow1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight18 (69.2%)
-25.0%prior 24
Dark - lighted roadway7 (26.9%)
40.0%prior 5
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry14 (51.9%)
-51.7%prior 29
Wet8 (29.6%)
Snow3 (11.1%)
Ice1 (3.7%)
Slush1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 62 in February 2024 to 51 in February 2025. While TOYOTA remained a top make in both periods, FORD increased its representation in the top makes for the current period, tying with TOYOTA at 9 vehicles each, compared to 6 FORD vehicles in the prior period. HONDA vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 10 to 5.

Top Vehicle Makes (51 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA9 (17.6%)
-10.0%prior 10
2
FORD9 (17.6%)
50.0%prior 6
3
HONDA5 (9.8%)
-50.0%prior 10
4
JEEP5 (9.8%)
5
GMC4 (7.8%)
6
SUBARU3 (5.9%)
7
LEXUS3 (5.9%)
8
CHEVROLET2 (3.9%)
-75.0%prior 8
9
VOLVO1 (2%)
10
BMW1 (2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (56 persons with recorded sex)

Male34 (60.7%)
-5.6%prior 36
Female22 (39.3%)
-18.5%prior 27

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes at the 30 mph speed limit zone remained the most frequent in both periods, with 15 crashes in February 2024 and 14 crashes in February 2025. Crashes in the 35 mph zone increased from 3 in the prior period to 6 in the current period. No fatalities were recorded in any speed limit zone in either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: HUDSON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 27
  • Total persons involved: 62
  • Total vehicles involved: 51

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). "HUDSON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/hudson/february-2025-report

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