Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

44 CRASHES IN
NANTUCKET, MA
JULY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2023

In July 2024, Nantucket experienced 44 crashes, a decrease from 51 crashes in July 2023, representing a 13.7% reduction. Total injuries saw a significant decline, dropping from 14 in the prior year to 6 in the current period, a decrease of 57.14%. No fatalities were reported in either period.

44

-13.7%was 51

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

-57.1%was 14

Persons Injured

9

-10.0%was 10

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. 7 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash trends for July show a decrease in total incidents, with crashes falling by 13.7% from 51 in the prior year to 44 in the current period. This reduction is also reflected in a substantial 57.14% decrease in total injuries, from 14 to 6. Fatalities remained unchanged at zero in both July 2023 and July 2024.

9

Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2024

-10.0% vs prior (10)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased slightly from 10 in July 2023 to 9 in July 2024. Despite this reduction in count, the hit-and-run rate increased from 19.6% of total crashes in the prior period to 20.5% in the current period. This indicates a slight upward trend in the proportion of crashes involving a hit-and-run incident.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

2

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 20.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · 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 Wednesday in both periods, with 11 crashes in July 2024 compared to 12 in July 2023. However, the peak crash hour shifted from 1 PM with 8 crashes in the prior year to 12 PM with 4 crashes in the current period. Notably, crashes on Saturdays saw a significant decrease from 8 in July 2023 to just 1 in July 2024, while Monday crashes increased from 6 to 9.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

No fatalities were reported in either July 2023 or July 2024. Total injuries decreased significantly from 14 in the prior year to 6 in the current period, a 57.14% reduction. The current period saw 2 serious injury crashes, which were not present in the prior period's reported crash severity. Minor injury crashes decreased from 6 to 3, and possible injury crashes decreased from 3 to 1.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes4.5%
Minor Injury3minor injury crashes6.8%
-50.0%prior 6
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes2.3%
-66.7%prior 3
No Injury31no injury crashes70.5%
-3.1%prior 32

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased from 12 in July 2023 to 17 in July 2024, a 41.7% increase. Inattention-related crashes also rose by 50% in count, from 4 to 6. Conversely, crashes due to 'Followed too closely' decreased by 50% in count, from 4 to 2, and 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes decreased from 6 to 5. 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' crashes increased from 1 to 3, representing a 200% increase in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving17 (38.6%)41.7%prior 12
Inattention6 (13.6%)
Failed to yield right of way5 (11.4%)-16.7%prior 6
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (6.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (4.5%)
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (4.5%)
Followed too closely2 (4.5%)
Made an improper turn1 (2.3%)
Physical impairment1 (2.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions remained the dominant factor, accounting for 37 crashes in July 2024, a slight increase in proportion from 41 crashes in July 2023 (84.1% vs 80.4%). The proportion of crashes occurring during daylight hours decreased from 80.4% (41 crashes) in the prior period to 65.9% (29 crashes) in the current period. Crashes on dry road surfaces remained proportionally stable, with 37 crashes in the current period compared to 43 in the prior period.

Weather

Clear/Clear30 (68.2%)
20.0%prior 25
Clear7 (15.9%)
-56.3%prior 16
Cloudy2 (4.5%)
Fog, smog, smoke/Cloudy2 (4.5%)
Unknown/Unknown2 (4.5%)
Clear/Fog, smog, smoke1 (2.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight29 (67.4%)
-29.3%prior 41
Dark - lighted roadway5 (11.6%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting4 (9.3%)
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (7.0%)
Dusk2 (4.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry37 (88.1%)
-14.0%prior 43
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (4.8%)
Ice1 (2.4%)
Other1 (2.4%)
Wet1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 85 in July 2023 to 73 in July 2024. While Ford vehicles involved increased from 18 to 21, Jeep vehicles decreased from 17 to 11, and Toyota vehicles decreased from 14 to 10. The number of persons aged 35-44 involved in crashes decreased from 19 to 14, and those aged 21-25 decreased from 14 to 9, while the 16-20 age group saw a slight increase from 9 to 10.

Top Vehicle Makes (73 vehicles)

1
FORD21 (28.8%)
16.7%prior 18
2
JEEP11 (15.1%)
-35.3%prior 17
3
TOYOTA10 (13.7%)
-28.6%prior 14
4
CHEVROLET8 (11%)
5
RIVA2 (2.7%)
6
ROV2 (2.7%)
7
KIA2 (2.7%)
8
DODGE2 (2.7%)
9
GMC2 (2.7%)
10
HONDA2 (2.7%)
-71.4%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (83 persons with recorded sex)

Male46 (55.4%)
-25.8%prior 62
Female37 (44.6%)
5.7%prior 35

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The total number of crashes with recorded speed limits decreased from 14 in July 2023 to 5 in July 2024. In the prior period, crashes were reported across a range of lower speed limits from 3 mph to 25 mph. In the current period, 3 crashes occurred in 10 mph zones and 1 crash occurred in a 45 mph zone, representing a shift to a higher speed limit for that single incident compared to the prior period's recorded speed zones. No fatalities were reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · 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: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: NANTUCKET, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 44
  • Total persons involved: 93
  • Total vehicles involved: 73

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: July 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/nantucket/july-2024-report

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