Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

80 CRASHES IN
MILFORD, MA
NOVEMBER 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2021

In November 2022, Milford experienced a 12.1% decrease in total crashes, with 80 crashes compared to 91 in November 2021. Despite this reduction in overall crashes, the total number of injuries increased by 35.3%, from 17 to 23. Fatalities decreased from one in the prior period to zero in the current period.

80

-12.1%was 91

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

23

35.3%was 17

Persons Injured

3

200.0%was 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. 4 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Total crashes in Milford decreased year-over-year, falling from 91 crashes in November 2021 to 80 crashes in November 2022, a reduction of 11 crashes or 12.1%. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 35.3%, from 17 to 23, while fatalities decreased from one to zero.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2022

200.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased significantly, rising from 1 crash in November 2021 to 3 crashes in November 2022, a 200% increase. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also increased from 1.1% to 3.8% year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

3

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

19

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1711.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Monday in both periods, with 18 crashes recorded on this day in both November 2021 and November 2022. However, the peak hour shifted from 6 PM (9 crashes) in the prior period to 7 AM (12 crashes) in the current period, indicating a change in the most frequent crash time.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes decreased from one in November 2021 to zero in November 2022, resulting in no fatalities in the current period. Total injuries, however, increased from 17 to 23, with minor injuries rising from 11 to 15, while possible injuries decreased from 4 to 3.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury15minor injury crashes18.8%
36.4%prior 11
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes3.8%
-25.0%prior 4
No Injury58no injury crashes72.5%
-14.7%prior 68

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Inattention remained the leading contributing factor, decreasing from 28 crashes in the prior period to 23 crashes in the current period. Failed to yield right of way saw a decrease of 6 crashes, from 13 to 7, while followed too closely increased by 2 crashes, from 6 to 8.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention23 (28.7%)-17.9%prior 28
No improper driving9 (11.3%)-18.2%prior 11
Followed too closely8 (10%)33.3%prior 6
Failed to yield right of way7 (8.8%)-46.2%prior 13
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road5 (6.3%)
Visibility obstructed5 (6.3%)
Driving too fast for conditions3 (3.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (2.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (2.5%)
Distracted1 (1.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 70 to 63, while those in rainy conditions increased from 1 to 8. Crashes during daylight hours decreased from 44 to 39, and crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 80 to 71.

Weather

Clear63 (79.7%)
-10.0%prior 70
Rain8 (10.1%)
Cloudy6 (7.6%)
-40.0%prior 10
Clear/Cloudy2 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight39 (48.8%)
-11.4%prior 44
Dark - lighted roadway21 (26.3%)
-25.0%prior 28
Dark - unknown roadway lighting7 (8.8%)
Dusk6 (7.5%)
Dark - roadway not lighted4 (5.0%)
-50.0%prior 8
Dawn3 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry71 (89.9%)
-11.3%prior 80
Wet8 (10.1%)
0.0%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved decreased from 160 to 153 year-over-year. Toyota and Ford remained the top two vehicle makes involved, though their counts decreased, and Chevrolet moved into the third position. The 21-25 age group saw a significant decrease of 20 persons involved in crashes, from 33 to 13, while the 35-44 age group increased by 7 persons, from 27 to 34.

Top Vehicle Makes (153 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA23 (15%)
-11.5%prior 26
2
FORD22 (14.4%)
-12.0%prior 25
3
CHEVROLET16 (10.5%)
33.3%prior 12
4
NISSAN12 (7.8%)
20.0%prior 10
5
HYUNDAI8 (5.2%)
33.3%prior 6
6
HONDA8 (5.2%)
-52.9%prior 17
7
ACURA5 (3.3%)
8
GMC5 (3.3%)
0.0%prior 5
9
MERCEDES-BENZ4 (2.6%)
10
BMW4 (2.6%)
-20.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (179 persons with recorded sex)

Female93 (52.0%)
12.0%prior 83
Male86 (48.0%)
-8.5%prior 94

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The majority of crashes in both periods occurred in the 30 MPH speed zone, with 57 crashes in the current period and 58 in the prior period. Crashes in the 25 MPH zone decreased from 7 to 4, while crashes in the 65 MPH zone increased from 6 to 7. No fatal crashes occurred in any speed zone in the current period, compared to one fatal crash in a 65 MPH zone in the prior period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · 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: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-11-01 through 2022-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: MILFORD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 80
  • Total persons involved: 203
  • Total vehicles involved: 153

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). "MILFORD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/milford/november-2022-report

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