Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

50 CRASHES IN
MILTON, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

MILTON experienced a notable increase in crash incidents, with total crashes rising from 32 in February 2024 to 50 in February 2025. This represents a 56.25% increase year-over-year. The most significant shift observed was the overall increase in total crash volume.

50

56.3%was 32

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

12

-20.0%was 15

Persons Injured

5

400.0%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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crashes in MILTON showed a significant upward trend, increasing from 32 in the prior period to 50 in the current period. This represents a 56.25% rise in total crash incidents year-over-year.

5

Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2025

400.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased significantly from 1 in the prior period to 5 in the current period. This resulted in a notable rise in the hit-and-run rate, from 3.1% to 10% of all crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

12

Motorists Injured

Prior: 15-20.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday, with 8 crashes in the prior period, to Monday, with 11 crashes in the current period. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent in volume, with 5 crashes occurring at 3 PM in the current period and 5 crashes at 4 PM in the prior period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Despite the increase in total crashes, total injuries decreased from 15 in the prior period to 12 in the current period. The prior period recorded 1 serious injury, while the current period reported none. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury remained largely stable, at 75% in the prior period and 76% in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes14%
75.0%prior 4
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes6%
0.0%prior 3
No Injury38no injury crashes76%
58.3%prior 24

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The most frequently cited contributing factor in the current period was 'No improper driving,' increasing from 8 crashes to 22 crashes. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' decreased from 9 crashes to 4 crashes. Factors such as 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' and 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' each increased from 1 crash to 3 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving22 (44%)175.0%prior 8
Followed too closely4 (8%)-55.6%prior 9
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (6%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings3 (6%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway3 (6%)
Other improper action2 (4%)
Inattention2 (4%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (2%)
Distracted1 (2%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' or 'Clear/Clear' weather conditions accounted for 27 crashes in the prior period and 25 crashes in the current period. Crashes on 'Snow' road surfaces increased from 0 in the prior period to 10 in the current period, and those on 'Wet' surfaces increased from 3 to 9. The number of crashes occurring during 'Daylight' increased from 17 to 29, and those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 9 to 16.

Weather

Clear/Clear19 (38.8%)
58.3%prior 12
Clear6 (12.2%)
-60.0%prior 15
Snow/Snow4 (8.2%)
Rain/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)2 (4.1%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)/Snow2 (4.1%)
Snow2 (4.1%)
Cloudy/Cloudy2 (4.1%)
Rain1 (2.0%)
Rain/Clear1 (2.0%)
Rain/Rain1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight29 (59.2%)
70.6%prior 17
Dark - lighted roadway16 (32.7%)
77.8%prior 9
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (4.1%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (2.0%)
Dusk1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry27 (55.1%)
-6.9%prior 29
Snow10 (20.4%)
Wet9 (18.4%)
Slush2 (4.1%)
Ice1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 63 in the prior period to 98 in the current period. Honda and Toyota were the top two vehicle makes involved in crashes in the current period, both with 15 instances, an increase from 8 and 7 respectively in the prior period. Nissan also saw an increase from 4 to 9 vehicles involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (98 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA15 (15.3%)
114.3%prior 7
2
HONDA15 (15.3%)
87.5%prior 8
3
FORD9 (9.2%)
28.6%prior 7
4
NISSAN9 (9.2%)
5
CHEVROLET6 (6.1%)
6
KIA4 (4.1%)
7
BMW4 (4.1%)
8
SUBARU4 (4.1%)
9
JEEP4 (4.1%)
-20.0%prior 5
10
VOLVO3 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (112 persons with recorded sex)

Male67 (59.8%)
34.0%prior 50
Female45 (40.2%)
87.5%prior 24

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 55 mph speed zones increased from 8 in the prior period to 14 in the current period. Conversely, crashes in 30 mph zones slightly decreased from 5 to 4, and 25 mph zones saw a decrease from 3 crashes to 1. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone for either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: MILTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 50
  • Total persons involved: 129
  • Total vehicles involved: 98

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). "MILTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/milton/february-2025-report

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