Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

83 CRASHES IN
LEOMINSTER, MA
JULY 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2022

In July 2023, LEOMINSTER, MA experienced 83 crashes, an increase from 66 crashes in July 2022, representing a 25.76% rise. This period saw a notable increase in total injuries, which rose by 41.18% from 17 to 24, with serious and possible injuries seeing significant increases.

83

25.8%was 66

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

24

41.2%was 17

Persons Injured

2

-60.0%was 5

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates an increase in crash activity year-over-year. Total crashes rose from 66 in July 2022 to 83 in July 2023, an increase of 17 crashes or 25.76%. Concurrently, total injuries increased from 17 to 24, marking a 41.18% rise.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2023

-60.0% vs prior (5)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 5 in July 2022 to 2 in July 2023, representing a 60% reduction. The hit-and-run rate also declined from 7.6% of all crashes in July 2022 to 2.4% in July 2023.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

23

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1643.8%

1

Other Injured

Prior: 0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · 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 Friday in both periods, though Friday crashes decreased slightly from 21 in July 2022 to 19 in July 2023. The peak crash hour shifted from 1 PM with 10 crashes in July 2022 to 2 PM with 8 crashes in July 2023. Notably, crashes on Mondays increased significantly from 4 to 16.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either July 2022 or July 2023. Serious injuries (Severity A) increased from 2 to 4, and possible injuries (Severity C) saw a substantial rise from 1 to 9. Minor injuries (Severity B) decreased from 9 to 5, while crashes with no injuries increased from 53 to 65.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury4serious injury crashes4.8%
100.0%prior 2
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes6%
-44.4%prior 9
Possible Injury9possible injury crashes10.8%
800.0%prior 1
No Injury65no injury crashes78.3%
22.6%prior 53

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Among contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 10 crashes in July 2022 to 17 crashes in July 2023, a 70% increase in count. 'Inattention' also rose from 15 to 17 crashes, a 13.3% increase in count. Conversely, 'Followed too closely' decreased slightly from 14 to 13 crashes, a 7.1% decrease in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention17 (20.5%)13.3%prior 15
Failed to yield right of way17 (20.5%)70.0%prior 10
Followed too closely13 (15.7%)-7.1%prior 14
No improper driving7 (8.4%)-36.4%prior 11
Driving too fast for conditions5 (6%)
Distracted5 (6%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (3.6%)
Other improper action3 (3.6%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (2.4%)
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 63 in July 2022 to 58 in July 2023. Conversely, crashes in 'Rain' conditions increased from 1 to 10, and 'Wet' road surface crashes increased from 3 to 20. Crashes in 'Daylight' conditions increased from 55 to 68, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions decreased from 10 to 9.

Weather

Clear58 (69.9%)
-7.9%prior 63
Rain10 (12.0%)
Cloudy7 (8.4%)
Cloudy/Rain7 (8.4%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight68 (81.9%)
23.6%prior 55
Dark - lighted roadway9 (10.8%)
-10.0%prior 10
Dusk4 (4.8%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (1.2%)
Other1 (1.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry63 (75.9%)
0.0%prior 63
Wet20 (24.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 127 in July 2022 to 159 in July 2023, a 25.2% increase. Toyota and Ford were the top two vehicle makes involved in July 2023, both with 23 vehicles, whereas in July 2022, Ford led with 15 vehicles, followed by Toyota and Nissan both with 14. The 35-44 and 45-54 age groups saw the largest increases in persons involved, rising by 14 and 16 individuals respectively.

Top Vehicle Makes (159 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA23 (14.5%)
64.3%prior 14
2
FORD23 (14.5%)
53.3%prior 15
3
HONDA20 (12.6%)
53.8%prior 13
4
HYUNDAI11 (6.9%)
22.2%prior 9
5
CHEVROLET11 (6.9%)
22.2%prior 9
6
JEEP9 (5.7%)
80.0%prior 5
7
NISSAN9 (5.7%)
-35.7%prior 14
8
SUBARU8 (5%)
0.0%prior 8
9
MAZDA4 (2.5%)
10
VOLKSWAGEN4 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (194 persons with recorded sex)

Female98 (50.5%)
44.1%prior 68
Male96 (49.5%)
28.0%prior 75

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph speed zones saw a significant increase, rising from 23 in July 2022 to 42 in July 2023. Crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 13 to 5. There were no fatal crashes reported across any speed limit zone in either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · 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: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: LEOMINSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 83
  • Total persons involved: 209
  • Total vehicles involved: 159

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

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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "LEOMINSTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/leominster/july-2023-report

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