Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

118 CRASHES IN
LEOMINSTER, MA
JANUARY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2023

In LEOMINSTER, MA, total crashes increased by 8.26% year-over-year, rising from 109 in January 2023 to 118 in January 2024. Total injuries saw a more significant increase of 34.78%, going from 23 to 31. A notable shift was the absence of pedestrian crashes in January 2024, compared to 3 in the prior year.

118

8.3%was 109

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

31

34.8%was 23

Persons Injured

2

-33.3%was 3

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for LEOMINSTER, MA, indicates an upward trend in January year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 9 incidents, representing an 8.26% rise from 109 crashes in January 2023 to 118 crashes in January 2024. Concurrently, total injuries rose from 23 to 31, marking a 34.78% increase.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2024

-33.3% vs prior (3)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 3 in January 2023 to 2 in January 2024. This change resulted in a decrease in the hit-and-run rate, which fell from 2.8% to 1.7% of total crashes year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

30

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1957.9%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted between the two periods. In January 2024, Tuesday became the peak day for crashes with 27 incidents, whereas Wednesday was the peak day in January 2023 with 22 crashes. The peak hour also changed, with 1 PM recording the highest number of crashes (13) in January 2024, compared to 5 PM (10 crashes) in January 2023.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities in either January 2023 or January 2024. Serious injuries remained constant at 3 incidents, though their share of total crashes slightly decreased from 2.8% to 2.5%. Minor injuries increased from 9 to 14, and possible injuries decreased from 9 to 7, contributing to an overall rise in total injuries from 23 to 31.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes2.5%
0.0%prior 3
Minor Injury14minor injury crashes11.9%
55.6%prior 9
Possible Injury7possible injury crashes5.9%
-22.2%prior 9
No Injury93no injury crashes78.8%
12.0%prior 83

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Among contributing factors, 'Inattention' decreased by 3 crashes, from 32 in January 2023 to 29 in January 2024, though it remained the most frequent factor. 'Failed to yield right of way' saw a substantial increase of 13 crashes, rising from 8 to 21 incidents. 'Driving too fast for conditions' also increased significantly, with 8 more crashes reported, moving from 6 to 14 incidents year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention29 (24.6%)-9.4%prior 32
Failed to yield right of way21 (17.8%)162.5%prior 8
Followed too closely15 (12.7%)87.5%prior 8
Driving too fast for conditions14 (11.9%)133.3%prior 6
No improper driving9 (7.6%)0.0%prior 9
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road8 (6.8%)14.3%prior 7
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings4 (3.4%)
Other improper action4 (3.4%)-55.6%prior 9
Made an improper turn3 (2.5%)
Visibility obstructed2 (1.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 50 in January 2023 to 58 in January 2024, while 'Cloudy' conditions saw a decrease from 26 to 22. Crashes on 'Snow' covered roads more than doubled, rising from 12 to 26 incidents, and those on 'Wet' roads decreased from 37 to 23. Crashes during 'Daylight' hours increased from 59 to 80, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions decreased from 33 to 27.

Weather

Clear58 (49.2%)
16.0%prior 50
Cloudy22 (18.6%)
-15.4%prior 26
Snow9 (7.6%)
80.0%prior 5
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)6 (5.1%)
0.0%prior 6
Rain3 (2.5%)
-50.0%prior 6
Clear/Snow3 (2.5%)
Cloudy/Rain3 (2.5%)
-50.0%prior 6
Clear/Cloudy2 (1.7%)
Snow/Cloudy2 (1.7%)
Other1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight80 (67.8%)
35.6%prior 59
Dark - lighted roadway27 (22.9%)
-18.2%prior 33
Dark - roadway not lighted5 (4.2%)
-28.6%prior 7
Dusk3 (2.5%)
-57.1%prior 7
Dawn2 (1.7%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry55 (46.6%)
5.8%prior 52
Snow26 (22.0%)
116.7%prior 12
Wet23 (19.5%)
-37.8%prior 37
Slush7 (5.9%)
Ice6 (5.1%)
0.0%prior 6
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 191 in January 2023 to 222 in January 2024. Toyota remained the top make involved, though its count decreased from 42 to 38. Chevrolet and Honda saw increases in involvement, while Ford decreased from 24 to 15. The 65+ age group experienced a significant increase in persons involved, rising from 25 to 56 year-over-year, and the 0-15 age group also saw an increase from 12 to 31.

Top Vehicle Makes (222 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA38 (17.1%)
-9.5%prior 42
2
CHEVROLET24 (10.8%)
50.0%prior 16
3
HONDA19 (8.6%)
18.8%prior 16
4
NISSAN15 (6.8%)
25.0%prior 12
5
FORD15 (6.8%)
-37.5%prior 24
6
HYUNDAI13 (5.9%)
85.7%prior 7
7
SUBARU11 (5%)
57.1%prior 7
8
JEEP9 (4.1%)
-30.8%prior 13
9
GMC8 (3.6%)
10
BMW7 (3.2%)
16.7%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (290 persons with recorded sex)

Male166 (57.2%)
28.7%prior 129
Female124 (42.8%)
40.9%prior 88

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 53 in January 2023 to 66 in January 2024, representing the largest numerical increase. Incidents in 25 mph zones also rose from 22 to 26, and in 35 mph zones from 15 to 19. Conversely, crashes in 55 mph zones decreased by 6, from 9 to 3. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: LEOMINSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 118
  • Total persons involved: 307
  • Total vehicles involved: 222

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

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "LEOMINSTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/leominster/january-2024-report

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