Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

42 CRASHES IN
NORTH ANDOVER, MA
JUNE 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2023

In June 2024, NORTH ANDOVER experienced 42 crashes, an increase of 27.3% compared to the 33 crashes recorded in June 2023. A notable shift is the occurrence of 1 fatality in June 2024, whereas no fatalities were reported in June 2023. Total injuries decreased from 13 in the prior period to 10 in the current period.

42

27.3%was 33

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

10

-23.1%was 13

Persons Injured

3

50.0%was 2

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) 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 · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in NORTH ANDOVER are trending upwards year-over-year, with a 27.3% increase from 33 crashes in June 2023 to 42 crashes in June 2024. This represents an increase of 9 crashes between the two periods.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2024

50.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 2 in June 2023 to 3 in June 2024. The hit-and-run rate also saw an increase, rising from 6.1% in June 2023 to 7.1% in June 2024.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

10

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13-23.1%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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 Tuesday in both periods, with 10 crashes in June 2024 compared to 9 crashes in June 2023. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 2p with 5 crashes in June 2023 to 5p with 6 crashes in June 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The current period saw 1 fatal crash, accounting for 2.4% of all crashes, compared to 0 fatal crashes in the prior period. Total injuries decreased from 13 in June 2023 to 10 in June 2024. Crashes resulting in minor or possible injuries (severity B or C) decreased from 10 crashes (30.3% of total) in June 2023 to 7 crashes (16.7% of total) in June 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes2.4%
Minor Injury4minor injury crashes9.5%
-33.3%prior 6
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes7.1%
-25.0%prior 4
No Injury32no injury crashes76.2%
60.0%prior 20

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving', increased from 11 crashes in June 2023 to 20 crashes in June 2024, an 81.8% increase in count. 'Inattention' also saw a significant rise, increasing from 5 crashes to 11 crashes, a 120% increase in count. 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant with 3 crashes in both periods.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving20 (47.6%)81.8%prior 11
Inattention11 (26.2%)120.0%prior 5
Failed to yield right of way3 (7.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (4.8%)
Followed too closely2 (4.8%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (2.4%)
Other improper action1 (2.4%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 23 in June 2023 to 38 in June 2024. Similarly, crashes during 'Daylight' conditions rose from 29 to 36 between the two periods. Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces increased from 29 to 40, while crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces decreased from 4 to 2.

Weather

Clear38 (90.5%)
65.2%prior 23
Cloudy2 (4.8%)
-66.7%prior 6
Rain2 (4.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight36 (85.7%)
24.1%prior 29
Dark - lighted roadway5 (11.9%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry40 (95.2%)
37.9%prior 29
Wet2 (4.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The age group '0-15' saw a decrease in persons involved from 9 in June 2023 to 4 in June 2024, while the '55-64' age group increased from 9 to 13 persons. Honda remained the top vehicle make involved, though its count decreased from 14 in June 2023 to 11 in June 2024, while Toyota and Nissan increased their counts from 6 to 8 and 5 to 8 respectively.

Top Vehicle Makes (79 vehicles)

1
HONDA11 (13.9%)
-21.4%prior 14
2
TOYOTA8 (10.1%)
33.3%prior 6
3
NISSAN8 (10.1%)
60.0%prior 5
4
CHEVROLET7 (8.9%)
5
SUBARU5 (6.3%)
6
JEEP4 (5.1%)
7
BMW3 (3.8%)
8
LEXUS3 (3.8%)
9
MAZDA3 (3.8%)
10
INFI2 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (78 persons with recorded sex)

Male42 (53.8%)
10.5%prior 38
Female36 (46.2%)
-16.3%prior 43

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 40 MPH zones doubled from 5 in June 2023 to 10 in June 2024. Crashes in 25 MPH zones decreased from 8 to 4, but a fatal crash occurred in a 25 MPH zone in June 2024, which was not present in the prior period. New speed zones with recorded crashes in June 2024 include 5 MPH (1 crash), 15 MPH (4 crashes), 20 MPH (1 crash), and 55 MPH (3 crashes), which were not present in the prior period's speed zone data.

Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 1 of 4 (25%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: NORTH ANDOVER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 42
  • Total persons involved: 93
  • Total vehicles involved: 79

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). "NORTH ANDOVER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/north-andover/june-2024-report

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