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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · MELROSE, MA · MAY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
31 CRASHES IN
MELROSE, MA
MAY 2025
In May 2025, MELROSE experienced a 6.9% increase in total crashes, rising from 29 in May 2024 to 31. The most notable year-over-year shift was a 50% increase in total injuries, which climbed from 6 to 9. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.
31
▲ 6.9%was 29
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
9
▲ 50.0%was 6
Persons Injured
3
▼ -25.0%was 4
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 · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crashes in MELROSE increased by 6.9% year-over-year, with 31 crashes reported in May 2025 compared to 29 in May 2024. Total injuries saw a significant rise of 50%, increasing from 6 to 9, while fatalities remained unchanged at 0 in both periods.
3
Hit-and-Run Crashes — May 2025
▼ -25.0% vs prior (4)
The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 4 in May 2024 to 3 in May 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 13.8% of total crashes in the prior period to 9.7% in the current period, indicating a downward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
0
Other Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
7
Motorists Injured
1
Other Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · 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 Wednesday (6 crashes) in May 2024 to Friday (8 crashes) in May 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 3 PM (4 crashes) in the prior period to 5 PM (7 crashes) in the current period, indicating a shift towards later afternoon incidents.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at 0 in both May 2024 and May 2025. The total number of injured persons increased by 50%, from 6 to 9. While serious injury crashes (severity A) remained at 1 in both periods, minor injury crashes (severity B) decreased from 4 to 3, and possible injury crashes (severity C) emerged with 1 crash in May 2025 compared to none in the prior period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The count of crashes attributed to "No improper driving" increased by 2, from 14 in May 2024 to 16 in May 2025, representing a 14.3% increase in count. Crashes involving "Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner" doubled from 1 to 2, a 100% increase in count, while "Failed to yield right of way" crashes decreased from 3 to 2, a 33.3% decrease in count. Notably, "Distracted" driving emerged as a factor in 1 crash in May 2025, where it was not present in May 2024.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased from 19 in May 2024 to 13 in May 2025, while crashes in "Rain" conditions increased from 2 to 7. Correspondingly, crashes on "Dry" road surfaces decreased from 22 to 19, whereas those on "Wet" surfaces increased from 7 to 12. There was also an increase in crashes during "Dusk" conditions, with 4 crashes reported in May 2025 compared to none in the prior period.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 56 in May 2024 to 55 in May 2025. Among vehicle makes, Toyota crashes increased from 4 to 9, and Honda crashes increased from 5 to 7. The age group 35-44 experienced a notable increase in persons involved, rising from 7 to 12, while the 65+ age group saw a decrease from 12 to 10.
Top Vehicle Makes (55 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Vehicle unit records
6 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (63 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurring in 25 MPH speed zones increased from 20 in May 2024 to 26 in May 2025. Conversely, crashes in 20 MPH zones decreased from 2 to 1, and in 35 MPH zones from 2 to 1. All reported crashes in both periods occurred without fatalities in any speed zone.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · 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: 2025-05-01 through 2025-05-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-05-01 through 2025-05-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: MELROSE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 31
- Total persons involved: 69
- Total vehicles involved: 55
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "MELROSE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: May 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/melrose/may-2025-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2025-05-01 – 2025-05-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved