Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

65 CRASHES IN
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
OCTOBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstOctober 2024

In October 2025, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH experienced 65 total crashes, an increase of 32.65% compared to the 49 crashes reported in October 2024. A notable positive shift was the absence of fatalities in October 2025, down from 1 fatality in the prior year. Total injuries also increased from 16 to 23 year-over-year.

65

32.7%was 49

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

23

43.8%was 16

Persons Injured

3

200.0%was 1

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 · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates an increase in crash incidents, with total crashes rising by 32.65% from 49 in October 2024 to 65 in October 2025. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 43.75%, from 16 to 23. Fatalities decreased from 1 to 0 during this period.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — October 2025

200.0% vs prior (1)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 1 in October 2024 to 3 in October 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate rose from 2% to 4.6% of all crashes year-over-year, indicating an upward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

23

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1643.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · 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 Monday with 12 incidents in October 2024 to Thursday with 14 incidents in October 2025. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 4 PM with 6 incidents in October 2024 to 5 PM with 9 incidents in October 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities decreased from 1 in October 2024 to 0 in October 2025, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 0% for the current period, down from 2.04%. The proportion of minor injury crashes decreased from 22.4% to 15.4%, while possible injury crashes increased from 4.1% to 9.2% of all crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury10minor injury crashes15.4%
-9.1%prior 11
Possible Injury6possible injury crashes9.2%
200.0%prior 2
No Injury49no injury crashes75.4%
44.1%prior 34

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of 'Followed too closely' crashes remained stable at 13, though its share of total crashes decreased from 26.5% to 20%. 'No improper driving' incidents increased significantly from 4 to 10 crashes, while 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes slightly decreased from 9 to 8. 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' also saw a minor reduction from 7 to 6 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely13 (20%)0.0%prior 13
No improper driving10 (15.4%)
Failed to yield right of way8 (12.3%)-11.1%prior 9
Inattention6 (9.2%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road6 (9.2%)-14.3%prior 7
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings5 (7.7%)
Made an improper turn3 (4.6%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit2 (3.1%)
Driving too fast for conditions2 (3.1%)
Other improper action2 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' or 'Clear/Clear' weather conditions increased from 40 in October 2024 to 45 in October 2025. Incidents on 'Wet' road surfaces saw a substantial rise from 5 to 14 crashes year-over-year. Crashes during 'Daylight' increased from 36 to 41, and those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions doubled from 5 to 10.

Weather

Clear32 (49.2%)
39.1%prior 23
Clear/Clear13 (20.0%)
-23.5%prior 17
Rain7 (10.8%)
Rain/Rain5 (7.7%)
Cloudy/Cloudy2 (3.1%)
Cloudy2 (3.1%)
Rain/Severe crosswinds1 (1.5%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.5%)
Clear/Unknown1 (1.5%)
Cloudy/Clear1 (1.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight41 (63.1%)
13.9%prior 36
Dark - lighted roadway10 (15.4%)
100.0%prior 5
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (10.8%)
Dusk5 (7.7%)
Dawn2 (3.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry51 (78.5%)
18.6%prior 43
Wet14 (21.5%)
180.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Toyota became the top vehicle make involved in crashes, increasing its count from 16 to 19, while Honda's involvement decreased from 16 to 10. The 35-44 age group saw a significant increase in persons involved, from 19 to 33, and the 55-64 age group also rose from 9 to 25 persons. Conversely, the 21-25 age group experienced a decrease from 20 to 9 persons involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (119 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA19 (16%)
18.8%prior 16
2
FORD12 (10.1%)
50.0%prior 8
3
HONDA10 (8.4%)
-37.5%prior 16
4
SUBARU9 (7.6%)
5
HYUNDAI9 (7.6%)
12.5%prior 8
6
CHEVROLET8 (6.7%)
14.3%prior 7
7
JEEP8 (6.7%)
60.0%prior 5
8
VOLKSWAGEN8 (6.7%)
9
KIA5 (4.2%)
10
GMC4 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (135 persons with recorded sex)

Male83 (61.5%)
27.7%prior 65
Female52 (38.5%)
18.2%prior 44

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 40 mph speed zone notably increased from 8 incidents in October 2024 to 24 incidents in October 2025. Crashes in the 30 mph zone also rose from 14 to 16, while the 65 mph zone maintained 9 crashes in both periods. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · 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: 2025-10-01 through 2025-10-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-10-01 through 2025-10-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 65
  • Total persons involved: 140
  • Total vehicles involved: 119

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: October 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/north-attleborough/october-2025-report

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