Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

81 CRASHES IN
MARLBOROUGH, MA
JUNE 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2024

In June 2025, Marlborough experienced 81 crashes, a notable decrease from the 118 crashes recorded in June 2024. This represents a 31.36% reduction in total crashes year-over-year. The most significant shift was the overall reduction in crash incidents, alongside a slight increase in total injuries.

81

-31.4%was 118

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

24

4.3%was 23

Persons Injured

9

-30.8%was 13

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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are 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 significant decrease in crashes in Marlborough, with total incidents falling from 118 in June 2024 to 81 in June 2025. This represents a 31.36% reduction in the number of crashes year-over-year. Despite this reduction in total crashes, total injuries remained stable, increasing slightly from 23 to 24.

9

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2025

-30.8% vs prior (13)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 13 in June 2024 to 9 in June 2025, a reduction of 4 incidents. Despite this decrease in count, the hit-and-run rate remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 11% to 11.1% of all crashes.

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: 0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

22

Motorists Injured

Prior: 23-4.3%

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

Both periods shared Thursday as the peak day for crashes, though the count decreased from 23 in June 2024 to 18 in June 2025. The peak hour for crashes remained 1 PM in both periods, with 12 crashes in June 2024 and 13 crashes in June 2025. This suggests consistency in the temporal patterns of crash occurrence, despite the overall reduction in incidents.

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

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities in either June 2024 or June 2025. The number of serious injuries increased from 1 in June 2024 to 2 in June 2025, while minor injuries rose from 11 to 14. Conversely, possible injuries decreased from 7 to 4, resulting in a slight increase in total injuries from 23 to 24.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes2.5%
100.0%prior 1
Minor Injury14minor injury crashes17.3%
27.3%prior 11
Possible Injury4possible injury crashes4.9%
-42.9%prior 7
No Injury59no injury crashes72.8%
-36.6%prior 93

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

The count of 'Inattention' as a contributing factor decreased significantly from 26 crashes in June 2024 to 9 crashes in June 2025, a 65.4% reduction. 'No improper driving' also saw a slight decrease from 22 to 20 crashes, while 'Followed too closely' dropped from 17 to 13 crashes. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' increased in count from 6 to 9 crashes, a 50% rise.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving20 (24.7%)-9.1%prior 22
Followed too closely13 (16%)-23.5%prior 17
Inattention9 (11.1%)-65.4%prior 26
Failed to yield right of way9 (11.1%)50.0%prior 6
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings3 (3.7%)
Distracted3 (3.7%)
Visibility obstructed3 (3.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (2.5%)-77.8%prior 9
Made an improper turn2 (2.5%)
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (2.5%)

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 on dry road surfaces decreased from 106 in June 2024 to 75 in June 2025. Similarly, crashes in clear weather conditions decreased from 93 to 65 year-over-year. Crashes during daylight hours also saw a reduction from 92 to 74, and crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 14 to 2.

Weather

Clear65 (80.2%)
-30.1%prior 93
Clear/Clear10 (12.3%)
Cloudy3 (3.7%)
-70.0%prior 10
Rain2 (2.5%)
-66.7%prior 6
Cloudy/Rain1 (1.2%)

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

Lighting

Daylight74 (92.5%)
-19.6%prior 92
Dawn3 (3.8%)
Dark - lighted roadway2 (2.5%)
-85.7%prior 14
Dusk1 (1.3%)

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

Road Surface

Dry75 (92.6%)
-29.2%prior 106
Wet6 (7.4%)
-45.5%prior 11

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Toyota remained the most frequently involved vehicle make, though its count decreased from 49 in June 2024 to 34 in June 2025. The number of persons aged 0-15 involved in crashes decreased from 40 to 15, and those aged 35-44 decreased from 40 to 29. Overall, the total number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 287 to 194, consistent with the reduction in total crashes.

Top Vehicle Makes (159 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA34 (21.4%)
-30.6%prior 49
2
HONDA15 (9.4%)
-34.8%prior 23
3
FORD15 (9.4%)
-46.4%prior 28
4
CHEVROLET11 (6.9%)
-21.4%prior 14
5
SUBARU9 (5.7%)
50.0%prior 6
6
NISSAN6 (3.8%)
-60.0%prior 15
7
LEXUS6 (3.8%)
8
KIA6 (3.8%)
20.0%prior 5
9
JEEP4 (2.5%)
-63.6%prior 11
10
TESL4 (2.5%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (169 persons with recorded sex)

Male93 (55.0%)
-30.6%prior 134
Female76 (45.0%)
-32.7%prior 113

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 in the 30 mph speed zone decreased from 32 in June 2024 to 27 in June 2025. Incidents in the 65 mph zone also saw a reduction from 23 to 12 crashes. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.

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: MARLBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 81
  • Total persons involved: 194
  • Total vehicles involved: 159

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). "MARLBOROUGH, 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/marlborough/june-2025-report

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