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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · LAWRENCE, MA · NOVEMBER 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
156 CRASHES IN
LAWRENCE, MA
NOVEMBER 2022
In November 2022, LAWRENCE, MA experienced 156 total crashes, a 4.7% increase from the 149 crashes reported in November 2021. Total injuries decreased from 49 to 47, while fatalities remained at zero in both periods. The most notable year-over-year shift was a 71.4% decrease in hit-and-run crashes, falling from 7 to 2.
156
▲ 4.7%was 149
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
47
▼ -4.1%was 49
Persons Injured
2
▼ -71.4%was 7
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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
The overall trend shows a slight increase in total crashes, rising from 149 in November 2021 to 156 in November 2022, representing a 4.7% increase. Concurrently, total injuries decreased by 4.1%, from 49 to 47. Fatalities remained stable at zero in both periods.
2
Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2022
▼ -71.4% vs prior (7)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased significantly from 7 in November 2021 to 2 in November 2022, representing a 71.4% reduction in count. The hit-and-run rate concurrently decreased from 4.7% to 1.3% year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
7
Pedestrians Injured
40
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · 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 Tuesday with 26 crashes in November 2021 to Wednesday with 34 crashes in November 2022. The peak hour also shifted, moving from 4 p.m. with 10 crashes in the prior period to 3 p.m. with 12 crashes in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at 0 in both November 2021 and November 2022. The number of serious injuries (A) remained constant at 3 in both periods. Minor injuries (B) decreased from 29 to 20, while possible injuries (C) increased from 9 to 13.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The count of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased by 19 (57.6%), from 33 to 52. Conversely, 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' decreased by 8 crashes (72.7%), from 11 to 3. 'Followed too closely' decreased by 4 crashes (50%), from 8 to 4, and 'Distracted' decreased by 4 crashes (57.1%), from 7 to 3.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring during clear weather conditions decreased slightly from 130 in November 2021 to 127 in November 2022. Crashes during rainy conditions increased from 10 to 18, and those on wet road surfaces increased from 16 to 23. Crashes during daylight hours increased from 73 to 94, while crashes in dark-lighted roadways decreased from 62 to 52.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 305 in November 2021 to 312 in November 2022. Honda remained the top make, though its involvement count decreased from 101 to 91 vehicles. Toyota saw an increase from 31 to 37 vehicles, moving it from third to second in top makes, while Ford decreased from 40 to 24 vehicles.
Top Vehicle Makes (312 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Vehicle unit records
53 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (366 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 118 in November 2021 to 129 in November 2022. Conversely, crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 12 to 7. Crashes in 65 mph zones increased from 2 to 4, while no fatalities were recorded in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · 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: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: LAWRENCE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 156
- Total persons involved: 410
- Total vehicles involved: 312
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). "LAWRENCE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/lawrence/november-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
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved