Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

26 CRASHES IN
MARSHFIELD, MA
JUNE 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2023

MARSHFIELD experienced an 18.2% increase in total crashes, rising from 22 in June 2023 to 26 in June 2024. The most significant year-over-year shift was a 500% increase in total injuries, which climbed from 2 in June 2023 to 12 in June 2024. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

26

18.2%was 22

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

12

500.0%was 2

Persons Injured

3

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 · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a rise in crash incidents, with total crashes increasing by 18.2% from 22 in June 2023 to 26 in June 2024. This represents an increase of 4 crashes year-over-year for the month of June.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2024

11.5% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

12

Motorists Injured

Prior: 11100.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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 Tuesday (7 crashes) in June 2023 to Saturday (5 crashes) in June 2024. Monday saw a notable increase from 0 crashes in June 2023 to 4 crashes in June 2024, while Tuesday crashes decreased from 7 to 2. The peak crash hour also shifted from 4 PM (3 crashes) in June 2023 to 2 PM (4 crashes) in June 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either June 2023 or June 2024. However, injury-related crashes significantly increased, with 10 crashes involving injuries in June 2024 compared to 2 in June 2023. Minor injury crashes rose from 2 (9.1% of total crashes) to 7 (26.9% of total crashes), and possible injury crashes, not present in June 2023, accounted for 3 crashes (11.5% of total crashes) in June 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes26.9%
250.0%prior 2
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes11.5%
No Injury15no injury crashes57.7%
-25.0%prior 20

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' decreased from 13 crashes in June 2023 to 8 crashes in June 2024. Conversely, 'Inattention' crashes saw a substantial increase, rising from 1 crash to 5 crashes year-over-year. 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant with 3 crashes in both periods, while 'Followed too closely' and 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' each increased from 1 to 2 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving8 (30.8%)-38.5%prior 13
Inattention5 (19.2%)
Failed to yield right of way3 (11.5%)
Followed too closely2 (7.7%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (7.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (3.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Clear weather conditions remained dominant for crashes, accounting for 23 incidents in June 2024 compared to 16 in June 2023. Crashes occurring during daylight hours remained high, with 20 incidents in June 2024 and 19 in June 2023, while crashes in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 1 to 4 incidents.

Weather

Clear23 (88.5%)
43.8%prior 16
Clear/Other2 (7.7%)
Clear/Unknown1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight20 (76.9%)
5.3%prior 19
Dark - lighted roadway4 (15.4%)
Dusk2 (7.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (48 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA5 (10.4%)
0.0%prior 5
2
JEEP4 (8.3%)
3
HONDA4 (8.3%)
-20.0%prior 5
4
FORD3 (6.3%)
5
NISSAN3 (6.3%)
6
RAM3 (6.3%)
7
CHEVROLET3 (6.3%)
8
GMC3 (6.3%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN3 (6.3%)
10
INFI2 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (46 persons with recorded sex)

Male26 (56.5%)
18.2%prior 22
Female20 (43.5%)
-31.0%prior 29

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 25 mph speed zones increased from 2 in June 2023 to 6 in June 2024, while crashes in 45 mph zones decreased from 8 to 4. The number of crashes in 30 mph and 35 mph zones remained consistent year-over-year, with 7 and 3 crashes respectively. New crash incidents were recorded in 10 mph (2 crashes) and 15 mph (1 crash) zones in June 2024, which were not present in June 2023.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: MARSHFIELD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 26
  • Total persons involved: 53
  • Total vehicles involved: 48

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). "MARSHFIELD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/marshfield/june-2024-report

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