Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

9 CRASHES IN
OXFORD, MA
OCTOBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstOctober 2024

In October 2025, Oxford experienced 9 crashes, a substantial decrease of 75.7% compared to the 37 crashes reported in October 2024. The most notable year-over-year shift is the significant reduction in total crashes and associated injuries. While total crashes dropped, the rate of hit-and-run incidents increased.

9

-75.7%was 37

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

2

-77.8%was 9

Persons Injured

2

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

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

Overall, the trend indicates a significant decrease in crash activity year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 75.7% from 37 in the prior period to 9 in the current period. This substantial reduction suggests an improving safety trend for the month.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — October 2025

0.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 2 in both the current and prior periods. However, the hit-and-run rate increased from 5.4% in the prior period to 22.2% in the current period due to the overall decrease in total crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

2

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9-77.8%

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 Wednesday with 8 crashes in the prior period to Thursday with 2 crashes in the current period. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 1 PM with 6 crashes in the prior period to 11 PM with 1 crash in the current period, indicating a change in temporal crash patterns.

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

Both periods reported 0 fatalities. Total injuries decreased from 9 in the prior period to 2 in the current period. The prior period recorded 1 serious injury, while the current period reported no serious injuries, only 1 minor injury and 1 possible injury.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes11.1%
-83.3%prior 6
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes11.1%
No Injury6no injury crashes66.7%
-80.0%prior 30

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

Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' decreased from 8 in the prior period to 3 in the current period, a 62.5% reduction in count. 'Inattention' crashes also saw a decrease from 7 to 2, representing a 71.4% reduction in count. 'No improper driving' crashes decreased from 8 to 2, a 75% reduction in count, while 'Failed to yield right of way' was a top factor with 8 crashes in the prior period but was not among the top factors in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely3 (33.3%)-62.5%prior 8
Inattention2 (22.2%)-71.4%prior 7
No improper driving2 (22.2%)-75.0%prior 8
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (11.1%)

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

The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased significantly from 32 in the prior period to 8 in the current period. Crashes during daylight hours decreased from 26 to 4, while crashes in dark-unlit conditions decreased from 6 to 4. The count of crashes on wet road surfaces remained consistent at 1 in both periods.

Weather

Clear/Clear7 (77.8%)
Clear1 (11.1%)
-96.6%prior 29
Rain/Cloudy1 (11.1%)

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

Lighting

Dark - roadway not lighted4 (44.4%)
-33.3%prior 6
Daylight4 (44.4%)
-84.6%prior 26
Dawn1 (11.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry8 (88.9%)
-77.8%prior 36
Wet1 (11.1%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (18 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET3 (16.7%)
2
NISSAN3 (16.7%)
3
TOYOTA3 (16.7%)
-72.7%prior 11
4
BMW1 (5.6%)
5
SUBARU1 (5.6%)
-80.0%prior 5
6
INFI1 (5.6%)
7
MAZDA1 (5.6%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (15 persons with recorded sex)

Male8 (53.3%)
-83.0%prior 47
Female7 (46.7%)
-77.4%prior 31

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

The total number of crashes with a recorded speed limit decreased from 35 in the prior period to 5 in the current period. Crashes at 65 mph decreased from 11 to 4. The current period only shows crashes in 55 mph and 65 mph zones, whereas the prior period had crashes across a broader range of speed limits from 10 mph to 65 mph, and no fatalities were reported in any speed zone for 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: OXFORD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 9
  • Total persons involved: 22
  • Total vehicles involved: 18

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). "OXFORD, 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/oxford/october-2025-report

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