Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

19 CRASHES IN
MILLBURY, MA
MARCH 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2021

In March 2022, MILLBURY experienced 19 total crashes, a decrease of 26.9% compared to the 26 crashes reported in March 2021. Total injuries also saw a reduction, falling by 14.3% from 7 to 6. Despite the overall decline, crashes involving speeding doubled from 1 in the prior period to 2 in the current period.

19

-26.9%was 26

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

-14.3%was 7

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash trends in MILLBURY show a decline year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 26.9% from 26 in March 2021 to 19 in March 2022. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 14.3%, from 7 to 6. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods, indicating a stable trend in the most severe outcomes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

6

Motorists Injured

Prior: 7-14.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted slightly year-over-year; while the peak crash hour remained 2 PM in both periods, the peak day for crashes moved from Wednesday with 5 crashes in March 2021 to Thursday with 6 crashes in March 2022. Crashes on Sundays decreased from 5 in the prior period to 1 in the current period, representing a notable change in weekly distribution.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at zero in both March 2021 and March 2022, maintaining a 0% fatal crash rate. The number of crashes resulting in minor injuries decreased from 4 in the prior period to 3 in the current period. Crashes with no reported injuries also decreased, from 20 in March 2021 to 15 in March 2022, while crashes with possible injuries were reported in the current period (1 crash) but not explicitly in the prior period's crash severity data.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes15.8%
-25.0%prior 4
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes5.3%
No Injury15no injury crashes78.9%
-25.0%prior 20

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factors 'No improper driving' and 'Inattention' remained consistent year-over-year, both accounting for 4 crashes in March 2022 and March 2021. 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' crashes doubled from 1 in the prior period to 2 in the current period. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased from 3 to 1, a 66.7% reduction in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving4 (21.1%)
Inattention4 (21.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (10.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (5.3%)
Visibility obstructed1 (5.3%)
Made an improper turn1 (5.3%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (5.3%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (5.3%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 21 in March 2021 to 13 in March 2022, while crashes during rain increased from 1 to 4. Crashes on wet road surfaces doubled from 3 to 6 year-over-year. The number of crashes occurring in daylight decreased from 18 to 10, with crashes in dark-lighted conditions increasing from 7 to 8.

Weather

Clear13 (72.2%)
-38.1%prior 21
Rain4 (22.2%)
Cloudy1 (5.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight10 (52.6%)
-44.4%prior 18
Dark - lighted roadway8 (42.1%)
14.3%prior 7
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (5.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry13 (68.4%)
-43.5%prior 23
Wet6 (31.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (33 vehicles)

1
HONDA7 (21.2%)
2
TOYOTA6 (18.2%)
-45.5%prior 11
3
FORD4 (12.1%)
-20.0%prior 5
4
NISSAN3 (9.1%)
5
CHEVROLET3 (9.1%)
6
SUBARU2 (6.1%)
7
BMW2 (6.1%)
8
VOLVO1 (3%)
9
HYUNDAI1 (3%)
10
JAGUAR1 (3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (44 persons with recorded sex)

Male25 (56.8%)
-10.7%prior 28
Female19 (43.2%)
5.6%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The distribution of crashes across speed zones saw some shifts year-over-year, though all fatal rates remained at 0%. Crashes in the 20 mph zone decreased from 3 in March 2021 to 1 in March 2022, while those in the 25 mph zone increased from 1 to 3. The 30 mph zone experienced a decrease from 9 crashes to 7, and crashes in the 65 mph zone saw a notable reduction from 5 to 2.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · 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: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: MILLBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 19
  • Total persons involved: 47
  • Total vehicles involved: 33

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). "MILLBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/millbury/march-2022-report

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