Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

26 CRASHES IN
MILLBURY, MA
MAY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstMay 2024

In May 2025, MILLBURY experienced 26 total crashes, an increase from the 24 crashes reported in May 2024, representing an 8.3% rise. The most notable year-over-year shift was a substantial increase in total injuries, which rose from 5 in the prior period to 11 in the current period.

26

8.3%was 24

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

11

120.0%was 5

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. 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, crash incidents in MILLBURY saw a slight increase, with total crashes rising by 8.3% from 24 in May 2024 to 26 in May 2025. This period also saw a significant increase in injuries, which more than doubled from 5 to 11 year-over-year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

11

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5120.0%

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 remained Friday for both periods, increasing from 5 crashes in May 2024 to 7 crashes in May 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes was 6 PM in both periods, with crashes at this hour increasing from 3 to 4 year-over-year. While some days like Wednesday and Thursday saw a decrease in crashes, Friday and Sunday experienced increases.

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

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both May 2024 and May 2025. However, there was a notable shift in injury severity, with the number of crashes resulting in any injury increasing from 4 in May 2024 to 6 in May 2025. This includes the emergence of one serious injury crash and one possible injury crash in the current period, which were not present in the prior year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes3.8%
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes15.4%
0.0%prior 4
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes3.8%
No Injury19no injury crashes73.1%
-5.0%prior 20

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 leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' increased from 6 crashes in May 2024 to 9 crashes in May 2025, a 50% rise. Conversely, 'Inattention' crashes saw a significant decrease, falling from 5 in the prior period to 2 in the current period, a 60% reduction. 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' and 'Followed too closely' also increased by one crash each, rising from 3 to 4 and 2 to 3 crashes respectively.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving9 (34.6%)50.0%prior 6
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (15.4%)
Followed too closely3 (11.5%)
Failed to yield right of way2 (7.7%)
Inattention2 (7.7%)-60.0%prior 5
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (3.8%)
Operating defective equipment1 (3.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (3.8%)
Physical impairment1 (3.8%)
Wrong side or wrong way1 (3.8%)

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 remained the majority, with 20 crashes in May 2025 compared to 19 in May 2024. However, crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 4 in the prior period to 6 in the current period. Crashes occurring during 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions also rose from 3 to 5 year-over-year, while 'Daylight' crashes slightly decreased from 17 to 15.

Weather

Clear14 (53.8%)
-26.3%prior 19
Clear/Clear6 (23.1%)
Rain/Rain2 (7.7%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (3.8%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (3.8%)
Cloudy/Fog, smog, smoke1 (3.8%)
Rain1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight15 (60.0%)
-11.8%prior 17
Dark - lighted roadway5 (20.0%)
Dusk3 (12.0%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (4.0%)
Dawn1 (4.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry20 (76.9%)
0.0%prior 20
Wet6 (23.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (48 vehicles)

1
HONDA10 (20.8%)
11.1%prior 9
2
FORD5 (10.4%)
0.0%prior 5
3
CHEVROLET5 (10.4%)
4
TOYOTA5 (10.4%)
5
SUBARU3 (6.3%)
6
VOLKSWAGEN2 (4.2%)
7
DODGE2 (4.2%)
8
JEEP2 (4.2%)
9
KIA2 (4.2%)
10
AUDI2 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (52 persons with recorded sex)

Male31 (59.6%)
6.9%prior 29
Female21 (40.4%)
61.5%prior 13

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 in the 30 MPH speed zone saw a substantial increase, rising from 4 in May 2024 to 12 in May 2025, a 200% increase. Crashes in the 65 MPH zone also increased from 5 to 8 year-over-year. Conversely, crashes in the 55 MPH zone decreased from 4 to 0, and the 25 MPH zone saw a decrease from 2 to 1 crash. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

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: MILLBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 26
  • Total persons involved: 56
  • Total vehicles involved: 48

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: 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/millbury/may-2025-report

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