Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

105 CRASHES IN
LYNN, MA
APRIL 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2024

In April 2025, LYNN experienced 105 total crashes, a notable decrease from the 147 crashes recorded in April 2024. This represents a 28.57% reduction in overall crash incidents year-over-year. Despite the overall decrease, crashes involving driving under the influence (DUI) increased significantly.

105

-28.6%was 147

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

44

Persons Injured

21

-27.6%was 29

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. 6 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend in LYNN shows a decrease in total crashes, falling from 147 in April 2024 to 105 in April 2025. This marks a substantial 28.57% reduction in crash incidents year-over-year.

21

Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025

-27.6% vs prior (29)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased in count from 29 in April 2024 to 21 in April 2025. However, the hit-and-run rate slightly increased from 19.7% of total crashes in the prior period to 20% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 3-66.7%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

42

Motorists Injured

Prior: 405.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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 Sunday with 27 incidents in April 2024 to Wednesday with 19 incidents in April 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 3 PM with 14 incidents in the prior period to 2 PM with 9 incidents in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities in either period. Total injuries remained constant at 44, despite a decrease in overall crashes. The proportion of serious injury crashes increased from 1.4% in April 2024 to 2.9% in April 2025, and the share of minor injury crashes also rose from 18.4% to 21%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes2.9%
50.0%prior 2
Minor Injury22minor injury crashes21%
-18.5%prior 27
Possible Injury7possible injury crashes6.7%
16.7%prior 6
No Injury67no injury crashes63.8%
-30.2%prior 96

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased by 13 incidents, from 58 to 45. 'Inattention' as a contributing factor saw a decrease of 5 crashes, falling from 10 to 5. Conversely, DUI crashes increased by 5 incidents, rising from 3 in April 2024 to 8 in April 2025.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving45 (42.9%)-22.4%prior 58
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner7 (6.7%)-22.2%prior 9
Other improper action7 (6.7%)
Inattention5 (4.8%)-50.0%prior 10
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road5 (4.8%)
Physical impairment2 (1.9%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (1%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (1%)
Made an improper turn1 (1%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 88 to 70 incidents year-over-year. Incidents during 'Rain' decreased from 22 to 7, and crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces dropped from 39 to 16. Crashes during 'Daylight' also saw a reduction from 100 to 72 incidents.

Weather

Clear70 (67.3%)
-20.5%prior 88
Cloudy16 (15.4%)
14.3%prior 14
Rain7 (6.7%)
-68.2%prior 22
Clear/Clear5 (4.8%)
-58.3%prior 12
Cloudy/Rain3 (2.9%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (1.0%)
Rain/Snow1 (1.0%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (1.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight72 (69.2%)
-28.0%prior 100
Dark - lighted roadway25 (24.0%)
-41.9%prior 43
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (2.9%)
Dawn2 (1.9%)
Dusk2 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry87 (83.7%)
-17.1%prior 105
Wet16 (15.4%)
-59.0%prior 39
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (1.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 294 in April 2024 to 204 in April 2025. While TOYOTA and HONDA remained the top two makes, crashes involving TOYOTA vehicles decreased from 59 to 42, and HONDA vehicle crashes decreased from 58 to 42.

Top Vehicle Makes (204 vehicles)

1
HONDA42 (20.6%)
-27.6%prior 58
2
TOYOTA42 (20.6%)
-28.8%prior 59
3
FORD18 (8.8%)
-10.0%prior 20
4
NISSAN9 (4.4%)
-52.6%prior 19
5
CHEVROLET8 (3.9%)
-42.9%prior 14
6
JEEP8 (3.9%)
-57.9%prior 19
7
DODGE7 (3.4%)
16.7%prior 6
8
HYUNDAI6 (2.9%)
-40.0%prior 10
9
SUBARU6 (2.9%)
0.0%prior 6
10
KIA6 (2.9%)
-14.3%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (229 persons with recorded sex)

Male135 (59.0%)
-23.7%prior 177
Female94 (41.0%)
-21.0%prior 119

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 25 mph speed zones decreased from 92 to 66 incidents year-over-year. Crashes in 30 mph zones also saw a reduction from 26 to 24 incidents. The proportion of crashes occurring in 25 mph zones remained stable at approximately 62% in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: LYNN, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 105
  • Total persons involved: 309
  • Total vehicles involved: 204

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). "LYNN, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/lynn/april-2025-report

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