Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

111 CRASHES IN
LEOMINSTER, MA
NOVEMBER 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2023

Total crashes in LEOMINSTER for November 2024 were 111, a slight decrease from 112 crashes reported in November 2023. While overall crash numbers remained stable, the number of speeding-related crashes saw a notable reduction, decreasing from 7 to 2 incidents year-over-year. Total injuries increased from 37 to 41.

111

-0.9%was 112

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

41

10.8%was 37

Persons Injured

4

-33.3%was 6

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 · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash frequency in LEOMINSTER remained relatively stable year-over-year, with a minor decrease of 1 crash, from 112 in November 2023 to 111 in November 2024, representing a 0.89% reduction. Despite this, total injuries increased by 10.8%, rising from 37 to 41 persons injured. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

4

Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2024

-33.3% vs prior (6)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 6 incidents in November 2023 to 4 incidents in November 2024. This reduction resulted in the hit-and-run rate decreasing from 5.4% to 3.6% year-over-year. The trend for hit-and-run incidents is downward.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

41

Motorists Injured

Prior: 3420.6%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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 Thursday in November 2023, with 25 incidents, to Tuesday in November 2024, with 21 incidents. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 3 PM, which had 10 crashes in the prior period, to 5 PM, which recorded 14 crashes in the current period. These shifts indicate changes in the temporal distribution of crash occurrences.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Total fatalities remained at 0 in both November 2023 and November 2024. Total injuries increased from 37 persons in the prior period to 41 persons in the current period, representing a 10.8% rise. The number of serious injury crashes (severity 'A') decreased from 5 to 3, while minor injury crashes (severity 'B') increased from 9 to 20.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes2.7%
-40.0%prior 5
Minor Injury20minor injury crashes18%
122.2%prior 9
Possible Injury8possible injury crashes7.2%
-42.9%prior 14
No Injury78no injury crashes70.3%
-6.0%prior 83

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention remained the most frequent contributing factor, with 26 incidents in the prior period and 27 in the current period. Crashes attributed to Failed to yield right of way increased from 18 to 21, while Followed too closely decreased from 14 to 13 incidents. Speeding-related crashes, as indicated by KPIs, decreased significantly from 7 in November 2023 to 2 in November 2024, representing a 71.4% reduction in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention27 (24.3%)3.8%prior 26
Failed to yield right of way21 (18.9%)16.7%prior 18
Followed too closely13 (11.7%)-7.1%prior 14
No improper driving8 (7.2%)-33.3%prior 12
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road7 (6.3%)
Other improper action5 (4.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings5 (4.5%)
Distracted3 (2.7%)-62.5%prior 8
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner3 (2.7%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in Clear weather decreased from 92 in November 2023 to 80 in November 2024. Conversely, crashes in Rain conditions increased from 5 to 7. Crashes on Dry road surfaces decreased slightly from 96 to 94, while those on Wet surfaces increased from 11 to 15. Snow conditions, which accounted for 4 crashes in the prior period, were not reported in the current period.

Weather

Clear80 (72.1%)
-13.0%prior 92
Cloudy11 (9.9%)
57.1%prior 7
Rain7 (6.3%)
40.0%prior 5
Clear/Clear5 (4.5%)
Cloudy/Rain4 (3.6%)
Fog, smog, smoke1 (0.9%)
Clear/Other1 (0.9%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (0.9%)
Rain/Rain1 (0.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight67 (60.4%)
-8.2%prior 73
Dark - lighted roadway30 (27.0%)
0.0%prior 30
Dark - roadway not lighted12 (10.8%)
Dawn1 (0.9%)
Dusk1 (0.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry94 (84.7%)
-2.1%prior 96
Wet15 (13.5%)
36.4%prior 11
Ice2 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes saw a minor decrease from 216 in November 2023 to 214 in November 2024. HONDA vehicles involved increased from 23 to 28, becoming the top make in the current period, while TOYOTA vehicles decreased from 36 to 23. The 35-44 age group experienced the largest increase in persons involved, rising from 37 to 52, and the 65+ age group also saw an increase from 25 to 35.

Top Vehicle Makes (214 vehicles)

1
HONDA28 (13.1%)
21.7%prior 23
2
TOYOTA23 (10.7%)
-36.1%prior 36
3
FORD21 (9.8%)
-25.0%prior 28
4
CHEVROLET15 (7%)
7.1%prior 14
5
SUBARU15 (7%)
25.0%prior 12
6
NISSAN14 (6.5%)
-12.5%prior 16
7
HYUNDAI13 (6.1%)
116.7%prior 6
8
JEEP11 (5.1%)
-35.3%prior 17
9
GMC11 (5.1%)
57.1%prior 7
10
DODGE7 (3.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (257 persons with recorded sex)

Male141 (54.9%)
7.6%prior 131
Female116 (45.1%)
11.5%prior 104

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 MPH speed limit zones decreased from 48 in November 2023 to 37 in November 2024. Conversely, crashes in 35 MPH zones increased from 36 to 39 incidents. The 55 MPH zone also saw a decrease in crashes, from 14 to 10. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: LEOMINSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 111
  • Total persons involved: 275
  • Total vehicles involved: 214

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: November 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/leominster/november-2024-report

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