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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · NORWELL, MA · APRIL 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
16 CRASHES IN
NORWELL, MA
APRIL 2025
NORWELL experienced a 6.7% increase in total crashes, from 15 in April 2024 to 16 in April 2025. Total injuries remained constant at 6 persons in both periods, and no fatalities occurred in either month. A notable shift includes the emergence of both DUI-related crashes and hit-and-run crashes, each recorded once in April 2025 after having zero instances in April 2024.
16
▲ 6.7%was 15
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
6
Persons Injured
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 · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in NORWELL showed a slight increase, with total crashes rising from 15 in April 2024 to 16 in April 2025, representing a 6.7% year-over-year increase. Despite this rise in crash count, the total number of injured persons remained stable at 6 in both periods. Fatalities remained at zero in both April 2024 and April 2025.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — April 2025
6.3% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
6
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes shifted year-over-year. In April 2024, the peak day for crashes was Monday with 4 incidents, and the peak hour was 8 PM with 2 incidents. In contrast, April 2025 saw Saturday and Monday tied for the peak day with 3 crashes each, while the peak hour shifted to 5 PM, also with 3 crashes.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
While the total number of injured persons remained constant at 6 in both April 2024 and April 2025, the distribution of crash severity changed. April 2024 recorded 1 serious injury crash (6.7% of total crashes), which was absent in April 2025. Crashes resulting in minor injury increased from 3 (20% of total crashes) in April 2024 to 5 (31.3% of total crashes) in April 2025.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among common contributing factors, 'No improper driving' crashes increased from 4 in April 2024 to 5 in April 2025, a 25% increase in count. 'Fatigued/asleep' crashes doubled in count from 1 in April 2024 to 2 in April 2025, while 'Followed too closely' and 'Visibility obstructed' crashes remained constant at 2 and 1, respectively. Factors such as 'Over-correcting/over-steering' and 'Inattention' were present in April 2024 but not listed in April 2025, while 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' and 'Illness' emerged as factors in April 2025.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
The proportion of crashes occurring in 'Daylight' conditions remained stable, with 11 crashes in both April 2024 and April 2025. Crashes occurring in 'Dark' conditions (lighted or unlighted) increased from 4 in April 2024 to 5 in April 2025. The number of crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces increased from 11 in April 2024 to 13 in April 2025, while crashes on 'Wet' surfaces decreased from 4 to 3.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (26 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (26 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crash distribution across speed zones showed some shifts year-over-year. Crashes in 30 mph zones increased from 2 in April 2024 to 3 in April 2025, while those in 35 mph zones decreased from 4 to 2. Crashes in 60 mph zones also saw a decrease, from 6 in April 2024 to 5 in April 2025. Notably, 10 mph and 25 mph zones appeared in April 2025 with 1 and 3 crashes respectively, which were not present in the April 2024 data.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · 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: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-04-01 through 2025-04-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: NORWELL, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 16
- Total persons involved: 29
- Total vehicles involved: 26
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "NORWELL, MA Crash Intelligence Report: April 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/norwell/april-2025-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2025-04-01 – 2025-04-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved