Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

18 CRASHES IN
MILLBURY, MA
MARCH 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2023

In March 2024, MILLBURY experienced 18 total crashes, a notable decrease from the 28 crashes reported in March 2023, representing a 35.7% reduction. This period also saw a significant decline in speeding-related crashes, which dropped from 7 in March 2023 to 0 in March 2024.

18

-35.7%was 28

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

-40.0%was 5

Persons Injured

1

-50.0%was 2

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 · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for MILLBURY shows a declining trend year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 35.7%, from 28 in March 2023 to 18 in March 2024. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 40%, from 5 in the prior period to 3 in the current period.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2024

-50.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 2 in March 2023 to 1 in March 2024. Concurrently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 7.1% of all crashes in the prior period to 5.6% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5-40.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In March 2023, the peak day for crashes was Saturday with 13 incidents, and the peak hour was 3 PM with 5 crashes. In contrast, March 2024 saw Thursday as the peak day with 5 crashes, and 1 PM as the peak hour with 4 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at 0 in both March 2023 and March 2024. While total injuries decreased from 5 to 3, the distribution of injury severity changed; March 2023 reported 5 minor injuries (severity B), whereas March 2024 reported 1 serious injury (severity A) and 2 possible injuries (severity C).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes5.6%
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes11.1%
No Injury15no injury crashes83.3%
-34.8%prior 23

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Several contributing factors saw notable shifts year-over-year. Crashes attributed to 'Driving too fast for conditions' decreased by 100%, from 6 in March 2023 to 0 in March 2024. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes increased by 66.7%, from 3 to 5, and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' crashes doubled from 1 to 2. 'Inattention' remained constant at 4 crashes in both periods, while 'No improper driving' crashes decreased by 80%, from 5 to 1.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way5 (27.8%)
Inattention4 (22.2%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (11.1%)
No improper driving1 (5.6%)-80.0%prior 5
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (5.6%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (5.6%)
Distracted1 (5.6%)
Followed too closely1 (5.6%)
Made an improper turn1 (5.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 18 in March 2023 to 10 in March 2024, while crashes during rainy conditions increased from 1 to 4. Road surface conditions also shifted, with dry road crashes decreasing from 20 to 13, and wet road crashes increasing from 2 to 5. Notably, snow or sleet-related crashes, which accounted for 7 incidents in March 2023, were not reported in March 2024.

Weather

Clear10 (58.8%)
-44.4%prior 18
Rain4 (23.5%)
Cloudy2 (11.8%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (5.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight12 (66.7%)
-40.0%prior 20
Dark - lighted roadway3 (16.7%)
-57.1%prior 7
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (5.6%)
Dawn1 (5.6%)
Dusk1 (5.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry13 (72.2%)
-35.0%prior 20
Wet5 (27.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (31 vehicles)

1
HONDA4 (12.9%)
2
CHEVROLET4 (12.9%)
3
FORD4 (12.9%)
4
NISSAN2 (6.5%)
5
KIA2 (6.5%)
6
SUBARU2 (6.5%)
7
LINC1 (3.2%)
8
MACK1 (3.2%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ1 (3.2%)
10
RAM1 (3.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Vehicle unit records

Sex Distribution (34 persons with recorded sex)

Male18 (52.9%)
-41.9%prior 31
Female16 (47.1%)
-23.8%prior 21

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 30 mph speed zone saw the largest decrease, dropping from 8 in March 2023 to 3 in March 2024. Crashes in the 25 mph, 35 mph, and 65 mph zones also decreased by 1, 3, and 2 incidents respectively. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone during either period, and several speed zones present in March 2023 (40 mph, 50 mph, 55 mph) were not observed in March 2024, while a 20 mph zone appeared in March 2024 with 3 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31 · 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: 2024-03-01 through 2024-03-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-03-01 through 2024-03-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: MILLBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 18
  • Total persons involved: 35
  • Total vehicles involved: 31

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

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). "MILLBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-03-01 to 2024-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/millbury/march-2024-report

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