Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

43 CRASHES IN
LUDLOW, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, Ludlow experienced 43 total crashes, an increase of 7.5% compared to the 40 crashes recorded in June 2024. Total injuries remained stable at 12 in both periods, and no fatalities occurred in either month. A notable year-over-year shift was the 50% decrease in hit-and-run crashes, falling from 4 in June 2024 to 2 in June 2025.

43

7.5%was 40

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

12

Persons Injured

2

-50.0%was 4

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 · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a slight increase in total crash incidents, with 43 crashes in June 2025 compared to 40 in June 2024, representing a 7.5% rise. Despite this increase in crash volume, the total number of injuries remained constant at 12 across both periods. There were no reported fatalities in either June 2024 or June 2025.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2025

-50.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased by 50% year-over-year, falling from 4 incidents in June 2024 to 2 incidents in June 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 10% of total crashes in June 2024 to 4.7% in June 2025. This indicates a positive reduction in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

11

Motorists Injured

Prior: 12-8.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes showed shifts in peak activity. The peak day for crashes moved from Saturday, with 10 incidents in June 2024, to Thursday, with 9 incidents in June 2025. Additionally, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 p.m. with 7 incidents in June 2024 to 4 p.m. with 6 incidents in June 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity distribution of crashes saw the introduction of serious injuries in June 2025, with 1 crash categorized as Serious Injury, which was not present in June 2024. Minor Injury crashes remained consistent at 6 in both periods. Possible Injury crashes decreased from 2 in June 2024 to 1 in June 2025, while crashes with No Injury increased from 29 to 34.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes2.3%
Minor Injury6minor injury crashes14%
0.0%prior 6
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes2.3%
-50.0%prior 2
No Injury34no injury crashes79.1%
17.2%prior 29

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Among contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' saw a significant increase, rising from 2 crashes in June 2024 to 6 crashes in June 2025. 'Inattention' decreased slightly from 13 crashes to 12 crashes year-over-year. 'No improper driving' increased from 8 crashes in June 2024 to 9 crashes in June 2025.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention12 (27.9%)-7.7%prior 13
No improper driving9 (20.9%)12.5%prior 8
Failed to yield right of way6 (14%)
Operating defective equipment2 (4.7%)
Followed too closely2 (4.7%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (4.7%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (4.7%)
Distracted2 (4.7%)
Illness1 (2.3%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (2.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions remained the most frequent, with 29 incidents in June 2025 compared to 30 in June 2024. Crashes on wet road surfaces decreased from 4 in June 2024 to 2 in June 2025. Daylight conditions were associated with the majority of crashes in both periods, increasing from 33 crashes in June 2024 to 35 crashes in June 2025.

Weather

Clear29 (67.4%)
-3.3%prior 30
Clear/Clear4 (9.3%)
Clear/Other4 (9.3%)
Clear/Cloudy2 (4.7%)
Cloudy2 (4.7%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (4.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight35 (81.4%)
6.1%prior 33
Dark - lighted roadway6 (14.0%)
0.0%prior 6
Dusk2 (4.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry41 (95.3%)
13.9%prior 36
Wet2 (4.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 73 in June 2024 to 77 in June 2025. Honda became the leading vehicle make involved in crashes with 13 incidents in June 2025, up from 8 in June 2024. The 16-20 age group experienced a notable increase in persons involved in crashes, rising from 9 in June 2024 to 16 in June 2025.

Top Vehicle Makes (77 vehicles)

1
HONDA13 (16.9%)
62.5%prior 8
2
TOYOTA10 (13%)
25.0%prior 8
3
NISSAN8 (10.4%)
33.3%prior 6
4
FORD5 (6.5%)
-37.5%prior 8
5
CHEVROLET5 (6.5%)
6
HYUNDAI5 (6.5%)
-28.6%prior 7
7
RAM3 (3.9%)
8
GMC3 (3.9%)
9
JEEP3 (3.9%)
10
SUBARU3 (3.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (96 persons with recorded sex)

Male57 (59.4%)
46.2%prior 39
Female39 (40.6%)
5.4%prior 37

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 mph speed zones increased from 8 in June 2024 to 13 in June 2025. The number of crashes in 35 mph speed zones remained stable at 13 in both periods. No fatal crashes were reported across any speed limit zone in either June 2024 or June 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · 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: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-06-01 through 2025-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: LUDLOW, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 43
  • Total persons involved: 104
  • Total vehicles involved: 77

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). "LUDLOW, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/ludlow/june-2025-report

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