Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

12 CRASHES IN
MATTAPOISETT, MA
APRIL 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstApril 2021

In April 2022, Mattapoisett recorded 12 crashes, which is unchanged from the 12 crashes reported in April 2021. The most notable year-over-year shift was in the manner of collision, with single vehicle crashes increasing from 4 in April 2021 to 11 in April 2022. Total injuries decreased from 3 in April 2021 to 1 in April 2022.

12

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

-66.7%was 3

Persons Injured

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The total number of crashes in Mattapoisett remained stable at 12 in April 2022, showing no change from April 2021. While total crashes were stable, total injuries decreased by 66.7%, from 3 injuries in April 2021 to 1 injury in April 2022. Fatalities remained at zero for both periods.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2022

8.3% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 3-66.7%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · 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 Friday with 4 crashes in April 2021 to Saturday with 5 crashes in April 2022. Crashes on Monday increased from 0 in April 2021 to 3 in April 2022, while Friday crashes decreased from 4 to 1. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2 PM in April 2021 to 5 PM in April 2022, with both hours recording 2 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The fatal crash rate remained at 0 in both April 2021 and April 2022, with no fatalities reported in either period. Total injuries decreased from 3 in April 2021 to 1 in April 2022, representing a 66.7% reduction. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury increased from 83.3% (10 crashes) in April 2021 to 91.7% (11 crashes) in April 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes8.3%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury11no injury crashes91.7%
10.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The factor "No improper driving" remained constant at 4 crashes in both April 2021 and April 2022. "Inattention" crashes decreased from 2 in April 2021 to 1 in April 2022, a 50% reduction in count. "Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings" emerged as a factor in April 2022 with 2 crashes, having not been present in April 2021 data.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving4 (33.3%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (16.7%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (8.3%)
Inattention1 (8.3%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Clear weather conditions were reported in 10 crashes for both April 2021 and April 2022. Crashes occurring in cloudy conditions increased from 1 in April 2021 to 2 in April 2022. Daylight crashes increased from 8 in April 2021 to 9 in April 2022.

Weather

Clear10 (83.3%)
0.0%prior 10
Cloudy2 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight9 (75.0%)
12.5%prior 8
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (8.3%)
Dawn1 (8.3%)
Dusk1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (14 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA2 (14.3%)
2
HONDA1 (7.1%)
3
HYUNDAI1 (7.1%)
4
MAZDA1 (7.1%)
5
FORD1 (7.1%)
-80.0%prior 5
6
NISSAN1 (7.1%)
7
RAM1 (7.1%)
8
SUBARU1 (7.1%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ1 (7.1%)
10
FRHT1 (7.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (15 persons with recorded sex)

Male12 (80.0%)
-14.3%prior 14
Female3 (20.0%)
-75.0%prior 12

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 10 mph zones remained stable at 1 in both April 2021 and April 2022. Crashes in 25 mph zones increased from 1 in April 2021 to 3 in April 2022, and crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 2 to 5. Conversely, crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 4 in April 2021 to 2 in April 2022. Fatalities remained at 0 across all speed zones in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · 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: 2022-04-01 through 2022-04-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-04-01 through 2022-04-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: MATTAPOISETT, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 12
  • Total persons involved: 17
  • Total vehicles involved: 14

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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This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.

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). "MATTAPOISETT, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/mattapoisett/april-2022-report

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