Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

38 CRASHES IN
MASHPEE, MA
AUGUST 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstAugust 2024

Total crashes in MASHPEE decreased slightly from 39 in August 2024 to 38 in August 2025, representing a 2.6% reduction. A notable shift was the 21.1% decrease in total injuries, falling from 19 to 15. Additionally, DUI crashes were eliminated, dropping from 1 to 0 year-over-year.

38

-2.6%was 39

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

15

-21.1%was 19

Persons Injured

1

-50.0%was 2

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for MASHPEE indicates a slight downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 2.6% from 39 to 38. Total injuries also saw a significant reduction, falling from 19 in August 2024 to 15 in August 2025, a decrease of 21.1%. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2025

-50.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased by 50% year-over-year, falling from 2 incidents in August 2024 to 1 incident in August 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also decreased from 5.1% in the prior period to 2.6% in the current period. This indicates a downward trend in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

14

Motorists Injured

Prior: 19-26.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The distribution of crashes by day of the week shifted, with Monday becoming the peak day in August 2025 with 10 crashes, up from 3 crashes in August 2024. Conversely, Saturday, which was the peak day in August 2024 with 12 crashes, saw a decrease to 8 crashes in August 2025. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 p.m. in August 2024 to 1 p.m. in August 2025, both recording 5 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at 0 in both August 2024 and August 2025. The number of serious injury (A) crashes increased from 0 to 2, while minor injury (B) crashes increased from 5 to 6. Possible injury (C) crashes decreased from 6 in August 2024 to 2 in August 2025, contributing to the overall reduction in total injuries from 19 to 15.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes5.3%
Minor Injury6minor injury crashes15.8%
20.0%prior 5
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes5.3%
-66.7%prior 6
No Injury28no injury crashes73.7%
0.0%prior 28

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention as a contributing factor decreased significantly from 19 crashes in August 2024 to 7 crashes in August 2025, a 63.2% reduction in count. In contrast, crashes attributed to Followed too closely increased from 3 to 12, a 300% increase in count. No improper driving also saw a 300% increase in count, rising from 1 crash to 4 crashes year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely12 (31.6%)
Inattention7 (18.4%)-63.2%prior 19
Failed to yield right of way6 (15.8%)0.0%prior 6
No improper driving4 (10.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (2.6%)
History heart/epilepsy/fainting1 (2.6%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (2.6%)
Distracted1 (2.6%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (2.6%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in Clear weather conditions increased from 32 in August 2024 to 35 in August 2025, while crashes in Rain conditions decreased from 3 to 0. Daylight conditions saw an increase in crashes from 29 to 36. Crashes occurring in Dark - lighted roadway conditions decreased from 6 to 1, and Wet road surface crashes decreased from 2 to 1.

Weather

Clear35 (92.1%)
9.4%prior 32
Cloudy3 (7.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight36 (94.7%)
24.1%prior 29
Dark - lighted roadway1 (2.6%)
-83.3%prior 6
Dusk1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry37 (97.4%)
0.0%prior 37
Wet1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved remained constant at 77 in both periods. Among vehicle makes, Honda crashes increased from 8 to 10, while Toyota crashes remained at 10. BMW crashes decreased significantly from 9 to 2, and Ford crashes decreased from 9 to 6. Regarding person demographics, the 0-15 age group saw a substantial increase in representation, from 2 persons in August 2024 to 11 persons in August 2025.

Top Vehicle Makes (77 vehicles)

1
HONDA10 (13%)
25.0%prior 8
2
TOYOTA10 (13%)
0.0%prior 10
3
JEEP7 (9.1%)
16.7%prior 6
4
NISSAN6 (7.8%)
-14.3%prior 7
5
FORD6 (7.8%)
-33.3%prior 9
6
GMC5 (6.5%)
7
CHEVROLET4 (5.2%)
8
KIA4 (5.2%)
9
SUBARU4 (5.2%)
10
ACURA2 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (92 persons with recorded sex)

Male49 (53.3%)
-10.9%prior 55
Female43 (46.7%)
0.0%prior 43

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 50 mph speed zones increased from 9 in August 2024 to 11 in August 2025, while crashes in 40 mph zones decreased from 10 to 6. Crashes in 25 mph zones also decreased from 7 to 3. Notably, crashes in 15 mph zones appeared in August 2025 with 3 incidents, whereas no crashes were recorded in this zone in August 2024. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone for either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · 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: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: MASHPEE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 38
  • Total persons involved: 100
  • Total vehicles involved: 77

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). "MASHPEE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/mashpee/august-2025-report

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