Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

6 CRASHES IN
MANCHESTER, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

Total crashes in Manchester, MA, increased by 200% year-over-year, rising from 2 crashes in February 2024 to 6 crashes in February 2025. This significant increase in overall crash volume is the most notable shift between the two periods. Fatalities remained at zero in both months, while injuries stayed at one.

6

200.0%was 2

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

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

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a substantial increase in crashes year-over-year, with total crashes rising from 2 in February 2024 to 6 in February 2025. This represents a 200% increase in crash incidents for the month.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

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 temporal patterns of crashes shifted significantly between the two periods. The peak day for crashes changed from Thursday in February 2024, with 1 crash, to Sunday in February 2025, with 3 crashes. Similarly, the peak crash hour shifted from 11 PM in February 2024, with 1 crash, to 3 PM in February 2025, with 2 crashes.

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

Both February 2024 and February 2025 reported 0 total fatalities. The total number of injuries remained constant at 1 in both periods. However, the proportion of crashes involving minor injuries decreased from 50% of crashes in February 2024 to 16.7% of crashes in February 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes16.7%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury5no injury crashes83.3%
400.0%prior 1

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 "Exceeded authorized speed limit" was present in 1 crash in both February 2024 and February 2025. "Inattention" also remained a factor in 1 crash in both periods. February 2025 introduced additional factors, including "Driving too fast for conditions" (1 crash), "Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road" (1 crash), and "No improper driving" (1 crash), which were not listed in February 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Driving too fast for conditions1 (16.7%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (16.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (16.7%)
Inattention1 (16.7%)
No improper driving1 (16.7%)

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

Weather and road surface conditions cannot be comparatively analyzed due to missing data for February 2024. For lighting conditions, crashes occurring in "Daylight" increased from 1 in February 2024 to 5 in February 2025. A crash occurred in "Dark - roadway not lighted" in February 2025, while a crash in "Dark - lighted roadway" was reported in February 2024 but not in February 2025.

Weather

Clear/Clear2 (33.3%)
Clear1 (16.7%)
Cloudy/Snow1 (16.7%)
Rain1 (16.7%)
Snow1 (16.7%)

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

Lighting

Daylight5 (83.3%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (16.7%)

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

Road Surface

Dry2 (33.3%)
Ice2 (33.3%)
Snow1 (16.7%)
Wet1 (16.7%)

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 (7 vehicles)

1
ACURA1 (14.3%)
2
DODGE1 (14.3%)
3
HONDA1 (14.3%)
4
KIA1 (14.3%)
5
NISSAN1 (14.3%)
6
SUBARU1 (14.3%)
7
VOLKSWAGEN1 (14.3%)

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

Sex Distribution (7 persons with recorded sex)

Male5 (71.4%)
400.0%prior 1
Female2 (28.6%)
0.0%prior 2

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 occurring in the 25 mph speed zone remained stable at 1 crash in both February 2024 and February 2025. The number of crashes in the 55 mph speed zone increased from 1 in February 2024 to 4 in February 2025. A new speed zone of 50 mph recorded 1 crash in February 2025, which was not present in the prior period. No fatalities were reported in any speed zone during either period.

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: MANCHESTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 6
  • Total persons involved: 7
  • Total vehicles involved: 7

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). "MANCHESTER, 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/manchester/february-2025-report

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