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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · LEICESTER, MA · JANUARY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
21 CRASHES IN
LEICESTER, MA
JANUARY 2022
In January 2022, LEICESTER experienced 21 crashes, a substantial 90.9% increase compared to the 11 crashes recorded in January 2021. This period also saw a critical shift with 1 fatality in 2022, up from 0 fatalities in the prior year. The overall number of injuries also rose from 2 to 7 year-over-year.
21
▲ 90.9%was 11
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
7
▲ 250.0%was 2
Persons Injured
1
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.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash trends in LEICESTER show a significant upward trajectory year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 90.9% from 11 in January 2021 to 21 in January 2022. This rise was accompanied by an increase in total fatalities from 0 to 1 and total injuries from 2 to 7 over the same period.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2022
4.8% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Motorists Killed
7
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · 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 Tuesday in both periods, with 7 crashes in January 2022 compared to 3 in January 2021. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 PM with 3 crashes in January 2021 to 4 PM, also with 3 crashes, in January 2022. Crashes on Monday increased from 1 to 4, and on Wednesday from 1 to 3, while Thursday saw a decrease from 2 to 1.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Crash severity saw a notable increase year-over-year, with January 2022 recording 1 fatal crash (4.8% of total crashes) and 1 fatality, compared to 0 fatal crashes and 0 fatalities in January 2021. The number of injured persons also rose significantly, from 2 in January 2021 to 7 in January 2022. While January 2021 had 1 serious injury crash (9.1%), January 2022 recorded 1 minor injury crash (4.8%) and 2 possible injury crashes (9.5%).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
“No improper driving” as a contributing factor increased from 1 crash in January 2021 to 6 crashes in January 2022, representing a 500% increase in count. “Inattention” also saw a rise, contributing to 5 crashes in January 2022 compared to 2 in the prior year, a 150% increase. “Failed to yield right of way” remained consistent, contributing to 2 crashes in both periods, while “Driving too fast for conditions” also stayed at 1 crash each year. Notably, “Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner” contributed to 3 crashes in January 2021 but was not among the top factors in January 2022.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in “Clear” weather conditions increased from 6 in January 2021 to 13 in January 2022. There was a significant increase in crashes on “Ice” road surfaces, rising from 0 in January 2021 to 5 in January 2022. Crashes in “Daylight” conditions doubled from 7 to 14, and those in “Dark - roadway not lighted” conditions tripled from 1 to 3.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (35 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Vehicle unit records
4 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (41 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones shifted, with crashes in 30 mph zones increasing from 5 in January 2021 to 10 in January 2022. Crashes in 40 mph zones also saw an increase, from 1 to 4. A fatal crash occurred in a 45 mph zone in January 2022, where 2 crashes were reported, resulting in a 50% fatal rate for that zone, whereas no fatalities were reported in any speed zones in January 2021.
Fatal crashes by zone: 45 mph: 1 of 2 (50%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · 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: 2022-01-01 through 2022-01-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-01-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: LEICESTER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 21
- Total persons involved: 44
- Total vehicles involved: 35
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). "LEICESTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/leicester/january-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: 2022-01-01 – 2022-01-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved