Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

15 CRASHES IN
LYNNFIELD, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

In February 2025, LYNNFIELD experienced 15 total crashes, a 7.1% increase compared to the 14 crashes recorded in February 2024. Total injuries saw a significant rise, doubling from 2 in the prior period to 4 in the current period. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

15

7.1%was 14

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

4

100.0%was 2

Persons Injured

2

100.0%was 1

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 · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in LYNNFIELD showed a slight upward trend, increasing by 7.1% from 14 to 15 crashes year-over-year. A more pronounced increase was observed in total injuries, which rose by 100% from 2 to 4 injured persons. Fatalities remained stable at 0 in both periods.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2025

100.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 1 in February 2024 to 2 in February 2025. This change resulted in the hit-and-run rate rising from 7.1% of all crashes in the prior period to 13.3% in the current period, indicating an upward trend in such incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Injured

Prior: 2100.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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 Saturday with 4 crashes in February 2024 to Friday with 4 crashes in February 2025. While Friday crashes increased from 1 to 4, Saturday crashes decreased from 4 to 2. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent at 6 PM, with 2 crashes reported during this hour in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at 0 in both February 2024 and February 2025. The total number of injured persons increased from 2 in the prior period to 4 in the current period. In February 2025, 2 crashes resulted in minor injuries (13.3% of crashes) and 1 crash resulted in possible injury (6.7%), compared to 2 crashes with minor injuries (14.3%) and no possible injuries in February 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes13.3%
0.0%prior 2
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes6.7%
No Injury11no injury crashes73.3%
0.0%prior 11

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The contributing factor 'No improper driving' increased from 2 crashes in the prior period to 5 crashes in the current period. Factors like 'Followed too closely,' 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings,' 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner,' and 'Driving too fast for conditions' each remained at 1 crash in both periods. 'Other improper action' and 'Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway' appeared as contributing factors in the current period, each accounting for 2 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving5 (33.3%)
Other improper action2 (13.3%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (13.3%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (6.7%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (6.7%)
Followed too closely1 (6.7%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 11 in February 2024 to 7 in February 2025, with new 'Clear/Clear' and 'Clear/Unknown' categories accounting for 3 and 2 crashes respectively in the current period. Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces decreased from 13 to 11, while 'Wet' road surface conditions contributed to 3 crashes in February 2025, not present in February 2024. Crashes during 'Daylight' increased from 8 to 10, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' decreased from 5 to 2.

Weather

Clear7 (46.7%)
-36.4%prior 11
Clear/Clear3 (20.0%)
Clear/Unknown2 (13.3%)
Rain/Rain1 (6.7%)
Snow1 (6.7%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight10 (66.7%)
25.0%prior 8
Dark - lighted roadway2 (13.3%)
-60.0%prior 5
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (13.3%)
Dawn1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry11 (73.3%)
-15.4%prior 13
Wet3 (20.0%)
Snow1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (27 vehicles)

1
NISSAN4 (14.8%)
2
HONDA4 (14.8%)
-33.3%prior 6
3
TOYOTA3 (11.1%)
4
ACURA2 (7.4%)
5
BMW2 (7.4%)
6
CHEVROLET2 (7.4%)
-60.0%prior 5
7
HYUNDAI1 (3.7%)
8
JEEP1 (3.7%)
9
MAZDA1 (3.7%)
10
MERCEDES-BENZ1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (27 persons with recorded sex)

Male18 (66.7%)
0.0%prior 18
Female9 (33.3%)
-43.8%prior 16

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone decreased from 4 in February 2024 to 1 in February 2025, while crashes in the 30 mph zone increased from 1 to 3. Crashes in the 50 mph zone decreased from 3 to 1, and crashes in the 55 mph zone increased from 3 to 5. Notably, 3 crashes occurred in the 20 mph zone in February 2025, a category not present in February 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: LYNNFIELD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 15
  • Total persons involved: 31
  • Total vehicles involved: 27

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). "LYNNFIELD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/lynnfield/february-2025-report

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