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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · IPSWICH, MA · MARCH 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
12 CRASHES IN
IPSWICH, MA
MARCH 2023
In March 2023, Ipswich experienced 12 total crashes, marking a 50% increase compared to the 8 crashes recorded in March 2022. While total crashes rose significantly, fatalities decreased from 1 in March 2022 to 0 in March 2023. The most notable year-over-year shift is the 50% increase in total crashes coupled with the elimination of fatalities.
12
▲ 50.0%was 8
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Killed
0
Persons Injured
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. 12 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in Ipswich showed an upward trend, with total crashes increasing by 50% from 8 in March 2022 to 12 in March 2023. Conversely, fatalities decreased from 1 in the prior period to 0 in the current period. The number of injuries remained stable at 0 across both periods.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2023
▼ 0.0% vs prior (1)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 1 in both March 2022 and March 2023. However, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 12.5% in March 2022 to 8.3% in March 2023. This indicates that while the absolute number of hit-and-run incidents did not change, their proportion relative to total crashes decreased due to the overall increase in crashes.
When Crashes Happen
The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year, with Friday becoming the peak day for crashes in March 2023 with 3 incidents, compared to Monday being the peak day in March 2022 with 2 incidents. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 10 AM with 3 crashes in March 2022 to 8 PM with 2 crashes in March 2023. Crashes in the evening hours (6p-8p) increased from 1 in March 2022 to 3 in March 2023.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, 'Inattention' crashes increased by 100%, rising from 2 incidents in March 2022 to 4 in March 2023. Similarly, crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' also doubled, from 2 to 4 incidents year-over-year. Factors like 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Fatigued/asleep' each appeared as a contributing factor in 1 crash in March 2023, neither of which were present in March 2022. Conversely, 'Made an improper turn' and 'Wrong side or wrong way', each present in 1 crash in March 2022, were not listed as factors in March 2023.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 5 in March 2022 to 6 in March 2023. Crashes under 'Daylight' lighting conditions rose from 5 to 6, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 1 to 4. Regarding road surface, crashes on 'Dry' roads doubled from 5 to 10, whereas crashes on 'Wet' roads decreased from 3 to 1.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (20 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (18 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone saw a substantial increase, rising from 2 incidents in March 2022 to 7 in March 2023. Conversely, crashes in the 35 mph zone decreased from 2 to 1, and in the 40 mph zone from 2 to 1. Notably, a fatal crash occurred in the 25 mph zone in March 2022, contributing to a 50% fatal rate for that zone in the prior period, but no fatalities were recorded in any speed zone in March 2023.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · 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: 2023-03-01 through 2023-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-03-01 through 2023-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: IPSWICH, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 12
- Total persons involved: 21
- Total vehicles involved: 20
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). "IPSWICH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/ipswich/march-2023-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.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2023-03-01 – 2023-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved