Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

26 CRASHES IN
LITTLETON, MA
JUNE 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2023

In June 2024, Littleton recorded 26 crashes, a decrease of 11 crashes (29.7%) compared to the 37 crashes reported in June 2023. Despite the overall reduction in crashes, the number of total injuries increased by 2, from 3 injuries in June 2023 to 5 injuries in June 2024, representing a 66.7% rise. This notable shift indicates that while crash frequency decreased, the proportion of crashes resulting in injury increased year-over-year.

26

-29.7%was 37

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

5

66.7%was 3

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%was 2

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 · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend for crashes in Littleton for June 2024 shows a significant decrease, with total crashes falling by 11 (29.7%) from 37 in June 2023 to 26. This indicates a positive trend in reducing crash incidents. However, the number of injuries increased from 3 to 5, suggesting a rise in injury severity per crash.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

5

Motorists Injured

Prior: 366.7%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Thursday in both periods, although the count decreased from 7 crashes in June 2023 to 5 crashes in June 2024. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 PM in June 2023 (5 crashes) to 12 PM in June 2024 (5 crashes), indicating a change in the busiest time of day for incidents. Overall, crash counts were lower across most days of the week in the current period compared to the prior period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities in either June 2024 or June 2023. Minor injury crashes increased from 2 (5.4% of total crashes) in June 2023 to 3 (11.5% of total crashes) in June 2024. Consequently, crashes with no injury decreased from 35 (94.6% of total crashes) to 23 (88.5% of total crashes), indicating a higher proportion of crashes resulted in minor injuries in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes11.5%
50.0%prior 2
No Injury23no injury crashes88.5%
-34.3%prior 35

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of "No improper driving" as a contributing factor decreased from 12 crashes in June 2023 to 8 crashes in June 2024. "Inattention" remained consistent with 7 crashes in both periods, though its share of total crashes increased from 18.9% to 26.9%. "Followed too closely" incidents decreased from 6 to 4 crashes, while "Failed to yield right of way" incidents increased from 1 to 2 crashes year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving8 (30.8%)-33.3%prior 12
Inattention7 (26.9%)0.0%prior 7
Followed too closely4 (15.4%)-33.3%prior 6
Failed to yield right of way2 (7.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (3.8%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (3.8%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased slightly from 21 in June 2023 to 20 in June 2024, while crashes in rainy conditions dropped from 3 to 1. The number of crashes during daylight hours decreased from 29 in June 2023 to 22 in June 2024. Crashes on wet road surfaces saw a notable reduction, falling from 9 in June 2023 to 3 in June 2024.

Weather

Clear20 (76.9%)
-4.8%prior 21
Clear/Unknown2 (7.7%)
Cloudy1 (3.8%)
-87.5%prior 8
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.8%)
Cloudy/Unknown1 (3.8%)
Rain1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight22 (84.6%)
-24.1%prior 29
Dusk2 (7.7%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (3.8%)
Dawn1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry23 (88.5%)
-17.9%prior 28
Wet3 (11.5%)
-66.7%prior 9

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 70 in June 2023 to 53 in June 2024, and the total number of persons involved decreased from 83 to 60. The age group 0-15 saw a reduction from 6 persons in June 2023 to 1 person in June 2024, while the 55-64 age group increased from 7 to 11 persons. Toyota remained the top vehicle make involved with 10 vehicles in both periods, while Honda decreased from 10 to 5 vehicles.

Top Vehicle Makes (53 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA10 (18.9%)
0.0%prior 10
2
CHEVROLET8 (15.1%)
0.0%prior 8
3
HONDA5 (9.4%)
-50.0%prior 10
4
FORD5 (9.4%)
-16.7%prior 6
5
NISSAN3 (5.7%)
-50.0%prior 6
6
HYUNDAI3 (5.7%)
7
AUDI2 (3.8%)
8
JEEP2 (3.8%)
9
SUBARU2 (3.8%)
-60.0%prior 5
10
STERLING1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

Sex Distribution (54 persons with recorded sex)

Female32 (59.3%)
-3.0%prior 33
Male22 (40.7%)
-46.3%prior 41

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone significantly decreased from 8 in June 2023 to 3 in June 2024, and crashes in the 65 mph zone also saw a reduction from 10 to 6. Conversely, crashes in the 10 mph speed zone increased from 1 in June 2023 to 3 in June 2024. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: LITTLETON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 26
  • Total persons involved: 60
  • Total vehicles involved: 53

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). "LITTLETON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/littleton/june-2024-report

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