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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · LOWELL, MA · JUNE 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
258 CRASHES IN
LOWELL, MA
JUNE 2022
In June 2022, Lowell experienced 258 total crashes, an increase from 237 crashes in June 2021. This represents an 8.86% rise in overall crash incidents year-over-year. The most notable shift was the significant increase in hit-and-run crashes, which rose from 52 to 68.
258
▲ 8.9%was 237
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
66
▲ 8.2%was 61
Persons Injured
68
▲ 30.8%was 52
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. 49 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in Lowell are trending upwards year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 21 incidents, from 237 to 258. Total injuries also saw an increase, rising from 61 to 66. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.
68
Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2022
▲ 30.8% vs prior (52)
Hit-and-run crashes increased from 52 incidents in June 2021 to 68 incidents in June 2022. This led to an increase in the hit-and-run rate, rising from 21.9% to 26.4% of all crashes. The hit-and-run rate is trending upwards year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
2
Cyclists Injured
64
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday, with 48 incidents in June 2021, to Friday, with 42 incidents in June 2022. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 4 PM (25 crashes) in the prior period to 3 PM (26 crashes) in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at 0 in both June 2021 and June 2022. While serious injury crashes decreased from 4 to 3, minor injury crashes also decreased from 22 to 15. Conversely, possible injury crashes increased from 21 to 26, and no injury crashes rose from 142 to 165.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' increased by 5 crashes, from 89 to 94. 'Inattention' saw the largest increase in count, rising from 11 crashes in June 2021 to 25 crashes in June 2022, a 127.3% increase in count. 'Followed too closely' decreased by 6 crashes, from 16 to 10, while 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 19 to 23 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in rainy conditions significantly increased, rising from 6 incidents in June 2021 to 18 incidents in June 2022. Similarly, crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 15 to 27. Daylight crashes also saw an increase from 173 to 199, while crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions rose from 43 to 47.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Honda and Toyota remained the top two vehicle makes involved in crashes, with Honda increasing from 87 to 106 and Toyota from 79 to 87. Among persons involved, the 0-15 age group saw a notable increase from 37 to 67, while the 16-20 age group decreased from 68 to 48. The 55-64 age group also experienced a significant rise in involvement, from 38 to 67 persons.
Top Vehicle Makes (519 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Vehicle unit records
188 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (497 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 49 incidents in June 2021 to 61 incidents in June 2022. Conversely, crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 13 to 8. Additionally, crashes in 15 mph zones, which had 0 incidents in the prior period, recorded 6 incidents in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · 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: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: LOWELL, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 258
- Total persons involved: 714
- Total vehicles involved: 519
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). "LOWELL, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/lowell/june-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: 2022-06-01 – 2022-06-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved