Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

64 CRASHES IN
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
DECEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2024

In December 2025, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH experienced 64 total crashes, a 25.5% increase compared to the 51 crashes reported in December 2024. While total injuries saw a slight decrease from 20 to 19, the most notable shift was the increase in DUI crashes, which rose from 0 in the prior period to 3 in the current period.

64

25.5%was 51

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

19

-5.0%was 20

Persons Injured

2

-66.7%was 6

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 · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash activity in NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH increased year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 13 incidents, or 25.5%, from 51 in December 2024 to 64 in December 2025. Despite this increase in crash events, the total number of injuries decreased slightly by 1, from 20 to 19, representing a 5.0% reduction. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2025

-66.7% vs prior (6)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased by 4 incidents, falling from 6 in December 2024 to 2 in December 2025. This resulted in a substantial drop in the hit-and-run rate, which decreased from 11.8% in the prior period to 3.1% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

19

Motorists Injured

Prior: 20-5.0%

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

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday in December 2024, which saw 12 crashes, to Monday in December 2025, which recorded 15 crashes. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent at 5 PM in both periods, with 7 crashes in December 2024 increasing to 11 crashes in December 2025. Crash counts on Saturday also increased from 10 to 12 year-over-year.

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

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

Crash Severity Breakdown

The distribution of crash severity showed some changes year-over-year, though total fatalities remained at 0 in both periods. Minor injuries increased from 4 crashes (7.8% of total) in December 2024 to 8 crashes (12.5% of total) in December 2025. Conversely, the prior period reported 1 serious injury crash (2.0% of total), while no serious injury crashes were recorded in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury8minor injury crashes12.5%
100.0%prior 4
Possible Injury6possible injury crashes9.4%
20.0%prior 5
No Injury50no injury crashes78.1%
25.0%prior 40

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

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

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

Top Contributing Factors

Among common contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 6 crashes in December 2024 to 10 crashes in December 2025, a 66.7% increase in count. 'Inattention' also saw a significant rise, doubling from 3 crashes to 6 crashes year-over-year. Meanwhile, 'Followed too closely' decreased slightly from 9 crashes to 8 crashes, an 11.1% reduction in count.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving11 (17.2%)0.0%prior 11
Failed to yield right of way10 (15.6%)66.7%prior 6
Followed too closely8 (12.5%)-11.1%prior 9
Inattention6 (9.4%)
Other improper action5 (7.8%)0.0%prior 5
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (6.3%)
Driving too fast for conditions3 (4.7%)
Made an improper turn2 (3.1%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (3.1%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (3.1%)

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

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 19 in December 2024 to 31 in December 2025, while 'Rain' conditions saw an increase from 3 to 8 crashes. Regarding lighting, crashes during 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions rose from 2 to 8 year-over-year. On road surfaces, 'Dry' conditions accounted for 40 crashes in the current period compared to 32 in the prior period, and 'Wet' conditions increased from 8 to 17 crashes.

Weather

Clear31 (49.2%)
63.2%prior 19
Clear/Clear9 (14.3%)
-18.2%prior 11
Rain8 (12.7%)
Cloudy3 (4.8%)
Snow3 (4.8%)
Rain/Cloudy2 (3.2%)
Fog, smog, smoke/Rain1 (1.6%)
Rain/Snow1 (1.6%)
Snow/Blowing sand, snow1 (1.6%)
Snow/Snow1 (1.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight27 (42.2%)
3.8%prior 26
Dark - lighted roadway19 (29.7%)
11.8%prior 17
Dark - roadway not lighted8 (12.5%)
Dusk7 (10.9%)
40.0%prior 5
Dawn2 (3.1%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (1.6%)

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

Road Surface

Dry40 (63.5%)
25.0%prior 32
Wet17 (27.0%)
112.5%prior 8
Snow6 (9.5%)
0.0%prior 6

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 96 in December 2024 to 112 in December 2025. Among top vehicle makes, Toyota crashes increased from 16 to 22, and Honda crashes rose from 7 to 11. In terms of persons involved, the 65+ age group saw a notable increase from 11 to 22 persons, while the 0-15 age group decreased from 12 to 1 person.

Top Vehicle Makes (112 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA22 (19.6%)
37.5%prior 16
2
HONDA11 (9.8%)
57.1%prior 7
3
FORD8 (7.1%)
4
CHEVROLET8 (7.1%)
60.0%prior 5
5
NISSAN7 (6.3%)
-12.5%prior 8
6
HYUNDAI5 (4.5%)
-50.0%prior 10
7
MAZDA5 (4.5%)
8
BUIC4 (3.6%)
9
LEXUS4 (3.6%)
10
SUBARU3 (2.7%)
-57.1%prior 7

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

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

Sex Distribution (136 persons with recorded sex)

Male73 (53.7%)
1.4%prior 72
Female63 (46.3%)
12.5%prior 56

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

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph speed zones increased from 15 in December 2024 to 22 in December 2025, and those in 40 mph zones more than doubled from 10 to 22 crashes. Crashes in 65 mph zones also saw a slight increase from 5 to 6. All listed speed zones reported 0 fatal crashes in both periods.

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

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 64
  • Total persons involved: 138
  • Total vehicles involved: 112

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: December 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-12-01 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/december-2025-report

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