Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

6 CRASHES IN
OAK BLUFFS, MA
NOVEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2024

In November 2025, OAK BLUFFS experienced 6 crashes, a 100% increase from the 3 crashes reported in November 2024. The most significant shift was the doubling of total crashes year-over-year, indicating a notable rise in crash incidents.

6

100.0%was 3

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

Persons Injured

0

Fatal Crash Events

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 · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in OAK BLUFFS showed a significant upward trend, increasing by 100% from 3 crashes in November 2024 to 6 crashes in November 2025. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of injuries remained stable at 1 for both periods, and no fatalities were reported in either year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday in November 2024, with 1 crash, to Saturday in November 2025, which saw 3 crashes. The peak hour also changed, moving from 3 PM with 1 crash in the prior period to 12 PM with 2 crashes in the current period. Notably, Saturday crashes increased from 0 to 3 year-over-year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at 0 in both November 2024 and November 2025, with no fatal crashes reported. The proportion of injury crashes decreased from 33.3% (1 possible injury) in November 2024 to 16.7% (1 minor injury) in November 2025, even though the absolute number of injuries remained constant at 1. The dominant crash outcome in both periods was 'No Injury', accounting for 66.7% and 83.3% of crashes respectively.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes16.7%
No Injury5no injury crashes83.3%
150.0%prior 2

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Contributing factors showed some shifts, with 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' emerging as the top factor in November 2025 with 2 crashes, up from 0 in November 2024. Factors like 'Distracted', 'Failed to yield right of way', and 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' each maintained 1 crash count year-over-year, but their share of total crashes decreased from 33.3% to 16.7% due to the overall increase in crash volume. 'Inattention' also appeared in November 2025 with 1 crash, not present in the prior period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (33.3%)
Distracted1 (16.7%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (16.7%)
Inattention1 (16.7%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Weather

Clear4 (66.7%)
Cloudy1 (16.7%)
Rain/Fog, smog, smoke1 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight4 (66.7%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (16.7%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry5 (83.3%)
Wet1 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (10 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA3 (30%)
2
GMC1 (10%)
3
HONDA1 (10%)
4
JEEP1 (10%)
5
KIA1 (10%)
6
NISSAN1 (10%)
7
FORD1 (10%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (10 persons with recorded sex)

Male7 (70.0%)
600.0%prior 1
Female3 (30.0%)
0.0%prior 3

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in November 2025 were observed across a wider range of speed limits, including 20 mph (1 crash) and 25 mph (1 crash), which were not present in November 2024 data. While 30 mph zones saw an increase from 1 crash in November 2024 to 2 crashes in November 2025, crashes at higher speed limits of 35 mph (1 crash) and 40 mph (1 crash) reported in the prior period were absent in the current period. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · 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: 2025-11-01 through 2025-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-11-01 through 2025-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: OAK BLUFFS, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 6
  • Total persons involved: 11
  • Total vehicles involved: 10

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

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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "OAK BLUFFS, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/oak-bluffs/november-2025-report

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