Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

11 CRASHES IN
NANTUCKET, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

In February 2025, Nantucket experienced 11 total crashes, a decrease of 21.4% compared to the 14 crashes recorded in February 2024. A notable shift includes a 50% reduction in total injuries, decreasing from 2 in the prior period to 1 in the current period.

11

-21.4%was 14

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

-50.0%was 2

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%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 · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the trend for February shows a decrease in crash activity year-over-year. Total crashes fell from 14 in February 2024 to 11 in February 2025, representing a 21.4% reduction. Similarly, total injuries decreased by 50%, from 2 to 1 over the same period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 2-50.0%

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 Wednesday, with 6 crashes in February 2024, to Tuesday, with 4 crashes in February 2025. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 2 PM with 3 crashes in February 2024 to 4 PM with 2 crashes in February 2025.

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

Fatalities remained at 0 in both February 2024 and February 2025. The total number of injuries decreased from 2 in February 2024 to 1 in February 2025. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury also decreased from 14.3% (2 of 14 crashes) in the prior period to 9.1% (1 of 11 crashes) in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes9.1%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury10no injury crashes90.9%
-16.7%prior 12

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 count of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased from 3 in February 2024 to 4 in February 2025. Factors such as 'Driving too fast for conditions' and 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' emerged in February 2025, each accounting for 1 crash, whereas they were not reported in February 2024. Conversely, factors like 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Inattention', which each contributed to 2 crashes in February 2024, were not present in the February 2025 data.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving4 (36.4%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (9.1%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (9.1%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (9.1%)

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

In February 2025, crashes in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 1 to 7, while crashes in 'Clear/Clear' conditions decreased from 7 to 2. Crashes occurring in 'Daylight' decreased from 12 to 6, whereas those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' increased from 1 to 3. For road surface conditions, the number of crashes on 'Dry' surfaces increased from 5 to 8, while crashes on 'Ice' decreased from 3 to 1.

Weather

Clear7 (63.6%)
Clear/Clear2 (18.2%)
-71.4%prior 7
Snow1 (9.1%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (9.1%)

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

Lighting

Daylight6 (54.5%)
-50.0%prior 12
Dark - lighted roadway3 (27.3%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (9.1%)
Dawn1 (9.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry8 (72.7%)
60.0%prior 5
Snow2 (18.2%)
Ice1 (9.1%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (16 vehicles)

1
FORD7 (43.8%)
0.0%prior 7
2
TOYOTA4 (25%)
-33.3%prior 6
3
CHEVROLET1 (6.3%)
4
PTRB1 (6.3%)
5
QLCG1 (6.3%)
6
MIFU1 (6.3%)
7
ICBU1 (6.3%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (18 persons with recorded sex)

Male15 (83.3%)
0.0%prior 15
Female3 (16.7%)
-81.3%prior 16

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

The current period reported 1 crash in a 20 mph speed zone, which is consistent with the prior period's 1 crash in the same zone. However, crashes in 5 mph and 30 mph zones, which accounted for a combined 3 crashes in February 2024, were not recorded in February 2025.

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: NANTUCKET, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 11
  • Total persons involved: 19
  • Total vehicles involved: 16

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). "NANTUCKET, 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/nantucket/february-2025-report

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