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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA · AUGUST 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
89 CRASHES IN
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA
AUGUST 2023
MIDDLEBOROUGH experienced an increase in total crashes in August 2023 compared to August 2022, rising from 74 to 89 crashes, a 20.3% increase. Despite the rise in overall crashes, total injuries slightly decreased from 25 to 23, and there were no fatalities reported in either period. A notable shift was the absence of serious injuries in August 2023, which had accounted for 2 crashes in the prior year.
89
▲ 20.3%was 74
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
23
▼ -8.0%was 25
Persons Injured
7
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 · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crashes in MIDDLEBOROUGH saw an upward trend year-over-year, increasing by 20.3% from 74 crashes in August 2022 to 89 crashes in August 2023. While total crashes rose, the number of injured persons decreased slightly by 8% from 25 to 23, and fatalities remained at zero for both periods, indicating a shift towards less severe outcomes despite more incidents.
7
Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2023
▼ 0.0% vs prior (7)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 7 in both August 2022 and August 2023. However, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 9.5% in the prior period to 7.9% in the current period, due to the overall increase in total crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
1
Cyclists Injured
21
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday in both periods, with Tuesday crashes increasing from 15 in August 2022 to 20 in August 2023. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 3 PM with 12 crashes in the prior period to 5 PM with 8 crashes in the current period, indicating a change in the most crash-prone hour.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes remained at 0 in both August 2022 and August 2023. Total injuries decreased from 25 to 23 year-over-year, with a notable decrease in serious injuries (severity 'A') from 2 in August 2022 to 0 in August 2023. Minor injuries (severity 'B') increased from 9 to 14, while possible injuries (severity 'C') decreased from 8 to 5.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The contributing factor 'Followed too closely' saw a significant increase in count, rising from 11 crashes in August 2022 to 17 crashes in August 2023, a 54.5% increase. 'No improper driving' also increased by 62.5% in count, from 8 to 13 crashes. Conversely, 'Inattention' decreased by 20% in count, from 15 crashes to 12 crashes, while 'SpeedingCrashes' (from KPIs) decreased by 40% in count, from 5 to 3 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 59 in August 2022 to 68 in August 2023. There was a notable increase in crashes on wet road surfaces, rising from 9 in the prior period to 16 in the current period. Crashes during daylight hours also increased from 61 to 66 year-over-year.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 132 in August 2022 to 159 in August 2023. Toyota and Ford remained the top two vehicle makes involved, with Toyota increasing from 22 to 26 and Ford from 18 to 22. The 26-34 age group saw the largest increase in persons involved, rising from 20 to 37, while the 45-54 age group saw a decrease from 28 to 18 persons.
Top Vehicle Makes (159 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Vehicle unit records
16 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (192 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes at the 25 mph speed limit decreased from 26 in August 2022 to 22 in August 2023. Conversely, crashes at the 40 mph speed limit saw a substantial increase, rising from 2 to 8 crashes year-over-year. Fatal crashes remained at 0 across all speed zones in both periods.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · 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: 2023-08-01 through 2023-08-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-08-01 through 2023-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 89
- Total persons involved: 214
- 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.
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). "MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/middleborough/august-2023-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2023-08-01 – 2023-08-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved