Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

7 CRASHES IN
PROVINCETOWN, MA
DECEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2024

In December 2025, PROVINCETOWN experienced 7 total crashes, a 12.5% decrease from the 8 crashes reported in December 2024. Despite the decrease in total crashes, total injuries increased significantly from 1 to 3. A notable shift is the occurrence of 1 serious injury crash in the current period, compared to none in the prior period.

7

-12.5%was 8

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

200.0%was 1

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 · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the total number of crashes in PROVINCETOWN decreased by 12.5% year-over-year, from 8 crashes in December 2024 to 7 crashes in December 2025. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods. However, total injuries rose sharply by 200%, from 1 injury in the prior period to 3 injuries in the current period.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2025

14.3% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1200.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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 Friday with 2 crashes in December 2024 to Wednesday with 3 crashes in December 2025. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 1 p.m. with 2 crashes in the prior period to 11 a.m. with 3 crashes in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While no fatalities were reported in either period, the current period saw an increase in total injuries, with 3 injuries compared to 1 in the prior period. Specifically, 1 serious injury crash occurred in December 2025, whereas only minor injuries were reported in December 2024. The proportion of crashes with no injury remained high, at 85.7% in the current period and 87.5% in the prior period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes14.3%
No Injury6no injury crashes85.7%
-14.3%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased from 7 crashes (87.5% share) in December 2024 to 5 crashes (71.4% share) in December 2025. The current period saw the emergence of 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' (1 crash) and 'Other improper action' (1 crash), which were not present in the prior period. Conversely, 'Visibility obstructed' was a factor in 1 crash in the prior period but not in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving5 (71.4%)-28.6%prior 7
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (14.3%)
Other improper action1 (14.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Regarding weather conditions, crashes occurring in 'Clear' conditions increased from 4 in the prior period to 6 in the current period, while 'Cloudy' conditions decreased from 3 to 1 crash. No lighting condition data was available for the prior period, and no road surface data was available for the current period, preventing a full comparison of these categories.

Weather

Clear6 (85.7%)
Cloudy1 (14.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight4 (57.1%)
Dark - lighted roadway3 (42.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (14 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA3 (21.4%)
2
HONDA2 (14.3%)
3
GENS1 (7.1%)
4
GMC1 (7.1%)
5
MAZDA1 (7.1%)
6
NISSAN1 (7.1%)
7
SUBARU1 (7.1%)
8
AUDI1 (7.1%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN1 (7.1%)
10
CHEVROLET1 (7.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (13 persons with recorded sex)

Male8 (61.5%)
-20.0%prior 10
Female5 (38.5%)
66.7%prior 3

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 10 mph zones decreased from 2 to 1, and in 15 mph zones from 2 to 1. Conversely, crashes in 25 mph zones increased from 1 to 2. The current period also reported crashes in 45 mph (1 crash) and 50 mph (1 crash) zones, which were not present in the prior period, while a 5 mph zone crash (1 crash) from the prior period was absent in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: PROVINCETOWN, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 7
  • Total persons involved: 16
  • Total vehicles involved: 14

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). "PROVINCETOWN, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/provincetown/december-2025-report

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