Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

10 CRASHES IN
LUNENBURG, MA
JUNE 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2021

In June 2022, Lunenburg, MA experienced 10 crashes, a decrease of 44.4% compared to the 18 crashes recorded in June 2021. This period saw a notable reduction in total crash incidents, with a shift in the peak day for crashes from Wednesday to Friday.

10

-44.4%was 18

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

4

-55.6%was 9

Persons Injured

0

Fatal Crash Events

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 · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash incidents in Lunenburg, MA decreased significantly year-over-year, falling from 18 crashes in June 2021 to 10 crashes in June 2022. This represents a 44.4% reduction in total crashes for the specified month.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9-55.6%

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 temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day moving from Wednesday (4 crashes) in June 2021 to Friday (3 crashes) in June 2022. The peak hour for crashes also changed, from 3 p.m. (3 crashes) in June 2021 to 12 p.m. (3 crashes) in June 2022.

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 zero in both June 2021 and June 2022. Total injuries decreased from 9 in June 2021 to 4 in June 2022. While June 2021 recorded no serious injury crashes, June 2022 saw 1 serious injury crash. Minor injury crashes decreased from 2 in June 2021 to 1 in June 2022, and possible injury crashes also decreased from 2 to 1 during the same period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes10%
Minor Injury1minor injury crashes10%
-50.0%prior 2
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes10%
-50.0%prior 2
No Injury7no injury crashes70%
-46.2%prior 13

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

Among common contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant with 4 crashes in both June 2021 and June 2022. Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased from 3 in June 2021 to 2 in June 2022, and 'Followed too closely' decreased from 3 to 1 crash. Factors such as 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' and 'Inattention', each with 2 crashes in June 2021, were not present in June 2022's top contributing factors.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way4 (40%)
No improper driving2 (20%)
Distracted1 (10%)
Followed too closely1 (10%)
Other improper action1 (10%)

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

Clear weather conditions were associated with 9 crashes in June 2022, down from 14 crashes in June 2021. Crashes occurring in adverse weather conditions, such as cloudy or rainy, decreased from 2 in June 2021 to 1 in June 2022. Daylight conditions accounted for 9 crashes in June 2022, a decrease from 13 crashes in June 2021, while crashes in dark conditions were absent in June 2022 compared to 5 in June 2021.

Weather

Clear9 (90.0%)
-35.7%prior 14
Cloudy1 (10.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight9 (90.0%)
-30.8%prior 13
Dusk1 (10.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (20 vehicles)

1
FORD4 (20%)
2
TOYOTA3 (15%)
3
HD2 (10%)
4
HONDA2 (10%)
5
SUBARU2 (10%)
6
STRN1 (5%)
7
ACURA1 (5%)
8
VOLKSWAGEN1 (5%)
9
CHEVROLET1 (5%)
10
GMC1 (5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (23 persons with recorded sex)

Male12 (52.2%)
-29.4%prior 17
Female11 (47.8%)
-38.9%prior 18

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 occurring in 40 MPH speed zones decreased from 9 in June 2021 to 4 in June 2022. Crashes in 10 MPH zones decreased from 2 to 1, and in 30 MPH zones from 2 to 1. There was an increase in crashes in 15 MPH zones, from 0 in June 2021 to 2 in June 2022, and 45 MPH zones saw 1 crash in June 2022 compared to none in June 2021.

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: LUNENBURG, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 10
  • Total persons involved: 25
  • Total vehicles involved: 20

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). "LUNENBURG, 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/lunenburg/june-2022-report

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