Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

14 CRASHES IN
PEPPERELL, MA
NOVEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2024

In November 2025, PEPPERELL, MA recorded 14 crashes, a 33.3% decrease from the 21 crashes reported in November 2024. The most notable shift was a 50% reduction in total injuries, from 4 to 2, year-over-year.

14

-33.3%was 21

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

2

-50.0%was 4

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, crash incidents in PEPPERELL, MA showed a downward trend year-over-year, decreasing by 33.3% from 21 crashes in November 2024 to 14 crashes in November 2025. This reduction was accompanied by a 50% decrease in total injuries, falling from 4 to 2, while fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

2

Motorists Injured

Prior: 4-50.0%

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 crash day shifted from Sunday with 5 crashes in November 2024 to both Sunday and Tuesday with 3 crashes each in November 2025. The peak crash hour also saw a change, with the prior period recording 3 crashes at 5 PM, while the current period had 2 crashes at both 5 PM and 7 PM.

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

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both November 2024 and November 2025. The total number of injured persons decreased by 50%, from 4 in the prior period to 2 in the current period. Notably, minor injuries (severity B) present in the prior period were absent in the current period, which instead saw an increase in possible injuries (severity C) from 1 to 2.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Possible Injury2possible injury crashes14.3%
100.0%prior 1
No Injury12no injury crashes85.7%
-33.3%prior 18

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

Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased by 2, from 8 in November 2024 to 6 in November 2025. 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes increased by 1, from 2 to 3, representing a larger share of crashes in the current period (21.4% vs. 9.5%). Conversely, crashes linked to 'Inattention' decreased by 2, from 3 to 1, while 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' crashes increased by 1, from 1 to 2.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving6 (42.9%)-25.0%prior 8
Failed to yield right of way3 (21.4%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (14.3%)
Inattention1 (7.1%)
Other improper action1 (7.1%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (7.1%)

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

The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased significantly, from 17 in November 2024 to 7 in November 2025, while cloudy and rainy conditions saw slight increases. Crashes in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions saw a substantial drop from 8 to 2, while crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' increased from 3 to 4. Concurrently, crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 18 to 11, while those on wet surfaces increased from 2 to 3.

Weather

Clear7 (50.0%)
-58.8%prior 17
Cloudy4 (28.6%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (14.3%)
Rain1 (7.1%)

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

Lighting

Daylight7 (50.0%)
-12.5%prior 8
Dark - roadway not lighted4 (28.6%)
Dark - lighted roadway2 (14.3%)
-75.0%prior 8
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (7.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry11 (78.6%)
-38.9%prior 18
Wet3 (21.4%)

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 (21 vehicles)

1
FORD3 (14.3%)
-50.0%prior 6
2
HONDA3 (14.3%)
3
TOYOTA3 (14.3%)
-40.0%prior 5
4
HYUNDAI2 (9.5%)
5
AUDI1 (4.8%)
6
KIA1 (4.8%)
7
MAZDA1 (4.8%)
8
MNNI1 (4.8%)
9
NISSAN1 (4.8%)
-83.3%prior 6
10
SUBARU1 (4.8%)

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 (20 persons with recorded sex)

Male12 (60.0%)
-42.9%prior 21
Female8 (40.0%)
-20.0%prior 10

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 at 30 MPH speed limits decreased by 2, from 11 in November 2024 to 9 in November 2025. The prior period recorded 6 crashes at 40 MPH, a speed zone not present in the current period's data, while the current period introduced 1 crash at 35 MPH. Crashes at 45 MPH increased by 2, from 2 in the prior period to 4 in the current period, and no fatalities were reported in any speed zone in 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: PEPPERELL, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 14
  • Total persons involved: 21
  • Total vehicles involved: 21

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). "PEPPERELL, 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/pepperell/november-2025-report

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