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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · KINGSTON, MA · MARCH 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
21 CRASHES IN
KINGSTON, MA
MARCH 2022
Total crashes remained stable year-over-year in Kingston, MA, with 21 crashes reported in March 2022, mirroring the 21 crashes in March 2021. The most significant shift was the absence of fatalities in March 2022, compared to one fatality reported in March 2021. Additionally, total injuries increased by 40% from 5 to 7.
21
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Killed
7
▲ 40.0%was 5
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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
The overall trend for total crashes in Kingston, MA, remained stable year-over-year, with no change in the number of incidents from March 2021 to March 2022. While total crashes were flat, there was a positive trend in fatality reduction, moving from one fatality to zero. However, total injuries increased by 40%, rising from 5 to 7.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
7
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns for crashes in Kingston, MA, showed a shift in peak activity between the two periods. The peak day for crashes moved from Monday in March 2021 (6 crashes) to Tuesday in March 2022 (6 crashes). The peak crash hour also changed significantly, shifting from 8 AM with 3 crashes in March 2021 to 5 PM with 5 crashes in March 2022.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The severity distribution of crashes in Kingston, MA, saw a notable improvement in March 2022 compared to March 2021, with zero fatalities recorded, down from one fatality. Consequently, the fatal crash rate decreased from 4.76% to 0%. Total injuries, however, increased by 40%, rising from 5 in March 2021 to 7 in March 2022, with serious injuries increasing from 1 to 2 and minor injuries from 1 to 3.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, "No improper driving" crashes increased by 3, from 4 in March 2021 to 7 in March 2022, representing a 75% increase in count. Crashes attributed to "Followed too closely" also increased by 3, rising from 2 to 5. Conversely, crashes due to "Failed to yield right of way" decreased by 3, from 4 in March 2021 to 1 in March 2022. "Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner" and "Distracted" factors each saw an increase of 1 crash.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
In March 2022, crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased slightly from 18 to 17, while crashes in "Cloudy" conditions (3 in March 2021) were replaced by a mix of "Cloudy/Rain" (1), "Rain/Cloudy" (1), and "Snow/Sleet, hail" (1) in March 2022. Crashes during "Daylight" decreased from 17 to 16, while those in "Dark - lighted roadway" increased from 2 to 3, and "Dark - roadway not lighted" increased from 1 to 2. The road surface conditions section for the prior period was empty, preventing a comparative analysis for that category.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (40 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
Sex Distribution (46 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones showed some shifts year-over-year. Crashes in 30 mph zones decreased by 3, from 6 in March 2021 to 3 in March 2022, while crashes in 35 mph zones increased by 3, from 5 to 8. Notably, the single fatal crash in March 2021 occurred in a 30 mph zone, whereas no fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone in March 2022. Crashes at 5 mph and 55 mph were present in March 2021 but absent in March 2022, while crashes at 25 mph and 65 mph appeared in March 2022 but not in March 2021.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · 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: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: KINGSTON, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 21
- Total persons involved: 47
- Total vehicles involved: 40
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). "KINGSTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/kingston/march-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.
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: 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved