Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

604 CRASHES IN
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, North Attleborough recorded 604 total crashes, a 12.5% increase from the 537 crashes reported in 2024. While total fatalities remained stable at two persons killed in both periods, the number of crashes involving a driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol more than doubled, increasing from 9 in 2024 to 19 in 2025.

604

12.5%was 537

Total Crash Events

2

Persons Killed

184

11.5%was 165

Persons Injured

35

-10.3%was 39

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (2) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (2) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 14 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash trends in North Attleborough show an increase year-over-year. Total reported crashes rose by 12.5%, from 537 in 2024 to 604 in 2025. This represents an absolute increase of 67 crashes, while the total number of injuries also rose from 165 to 184.

35

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

-10.3% vs prior (39)

The number of hit-and-run incidents decreased, falling from 39 in 2024 to 35 in 2025. The hit-and-run rate, measured as a percentage of total crashes, also trended downward. It fell from 7.3% of all crashes in the prior year to 5.8% in the current year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

2

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

3

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 30.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

180

Motorists Injured

Prior: 16111.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

Temporal crash patterns remained consistent year-over-year, with no shift in the peak day or hour of the week. Thursday was the most frequent day for crashes in both 2025 (104 crashes) and 2024 (94 crashes). The 5 PM hour also remained the peak time for collisions in both periods, with the count for that hour increasing from 58 to 71.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The number of fatal crashes was unchanged at two for both 2025 and 2024, resulting in a slight decrease in the fatal crash rate from 0.37 to 0.33 per 100 crashes. The proportion of crashes involving any level of injury was stable at 22.5% in 2025 versus 21.6% in 2024. However, the number of crashes classified as 'Serious Injury' decreased from 8 to 5, while 'Possible Injury' crashes increased from 38 to 53.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.3%
0.0%prior 2
Serious Injury5serious injury crashes0.8%
-37.5%prior 8
Minor Injury78minor injury crashes12.9%
11.4%prior 70
Possible Injury53possible injury crashes8.8%
39.5%prior 38
No Injury452no injury crashes74.8%
10.0%prior 411

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors to crashes were consistent across both periods, with 'Followed too closely' and 'Failed to yield right of way' ranking as the top two driver-related causes. The count for crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' decreased from 118 in 2024 to 101 in 2025. In contrast, crashes where distraction was cited as a factor increased significantly, rising from 4 incidents in 2024 to 16 in 2025, a 300% increase in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving118 (19.5%)40.5%prior 84
Followed too closely101 (16.7%)-14.4%prior 118
Failed to yield right of way76 (12.6%)0.0%prior 76
Inattention57 (9.4%)5.6%prior 54
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road43 (7.1%)26.5%prior 34
Other improper action31 (5.1%)82.4%prior 17
Made an improper turn22 (3.6%)214.3%prior 7
Driving too fast for conditions19 (3.1%)-9.5%prior 21
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings18 (3%)-5.3%prior 19
Distracted16 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The environmental conditions under which crashes occurred were broadly similar year-over-year. In both 2025 and 2024, approximately 70% of crashes occurred during daylight hours and over 76% took place on dry road surfaces. Crashes in clear weather accounted for 72.7% of incidents in 2025, compared to 73.0% in 2024, indicating no significant shift in the proportion of crashes occurring in adverse conditions.

Weather

Clear294 (49.1%)
13.5%prior 259
Clear/Clear145 (24.2%)
9.0%prior 133
Rain43 (7.2%)
16.2%prior 37
Cloudy40 (6.7%)
60.0%prior 25
Rain/Rain16 (2.7%)
128.6%prior 7
Cloudy/Cloudy15 (2.5%)
15.4%prior 13
Rain/Cloudy10 (1.7%)
0.0%prior 10
Clear/Cloudy5 (0.8%)
Snow5 (0.8%)
-70.6%prior 17
Cloudy/Rain4 (0.7%)
-42.9%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight421 (70.2%)
12.0%prior 376
Dark - lighted roadway82 (13.7%)
10.8%prior 74
Dark - roadway not lighted47 (7.8%)
2.2%prior 46
Dusk32 (5.3%)
77.8%prior 18
Dawn14 (2.3%)
7.7%prior 13
Dark - unknown roadway lighting4 (0.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry486 (81.3%)
18.5%prior 410
Wet94 (15.7%)
3.3%prior 91
Snow13 (2.2%)
-31.6%prior 19
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel3 (0.5%)
Ice2 (0.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The top three vehicle makes involved in crashes were Toyota, Honda, and Ford in both 2025 and 2024, with their rankings unchanged. Regarding persons involved, the 35-44 and 26-34 age groups were the most represented in both years. Notably, the number of individuals aged 65 and older involved in crashes increased from 116 in 2024 to 179 in 2025, moving this group from the sixth to the third most-represented age bracket.

Top Vehicle Makes (1,109 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA194 (17.5%)
30.2%prior 149
2
HONDA108 (9.7%)
-9.2%prior 119
3
FORD104 (9.4%)
4.0%prior 100
4
NISSAN78 (7%)
-10.3%prior 87
5
HYUNDAI66 (6%)
20.0%prior 55
6
CHEVROLET65 (5.9%)
-11.0%prior 73
7
JEEP53 (4.8%)
20.5%prior 44
8
SUBARU38 (3.4%)
-19.1%prior 47
9
KIA35 (3.2%)
20.7%prior 29
10
VOLKSWAGEN34 (3.1%)
88.9%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (1,262 persons with recorded sex)

Male732 (58.0%)
12.4%prior 651
Female530 (42.0%)
7.7%prior 492

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

A shift occurred in the distribution of crashes across speed zones. Crashes in 40 mph zones increased from 121 to 187, making it the most common zone for incidents in 2025, up from second place in 2024. Conversely, crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 118 to 92. In 2025, one fatal crash occurred in a 30 mph zone and another in a 65 mph zone; in 2024, one fatal crash was recorded in a 30 mph zone.

Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 167 (0.599%) · 65 mph: 1 of 92 (1.087%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 604
  • Total persons involved: 1,329
  • Total vehicles involved: 1,109

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 ATTLEBOROUGH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/north-attleborough/2025-annual-report

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