Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

55 CRASHES IN
RANDOLPH, MA
JULY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2023

In July 2024, Randolph experienced 55 crashes, a significant decrease of 37.5% compared to the 88 crashes recorded in July 2023. The most notable year-over-year shift is the absence of fatalities, dropping from 2 in the prior year to 0 in the current period. Total injuries, however, increased from 14 to 18 over the same period.

55

-37.5%was 88

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 2

Persons Killed

18

28.6%was 14

Persons Injured

11

-26.7%was 15

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. 16 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Randolph show a downward trend, with total crashes decreasing by 37.5% from 88 in July 2023 to 55 in July 2024. Fatalities were eliminated, moving from 2 to 0, indicating an improvement in crash outcomes despite a slight increase in total injuries.

11

Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2024

-26.7% vs prior (15)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased in count from 15 in July 2023 to 11 in July 2024. Despite this reduction in absolute numbers, the hit-and-run rate increased from 17% of total crashes in the prior period to 20% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 2-100.0%

18

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1428.6%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns for crashes shifted year-over-year; the peak crash day in July 2023 was Monday with 17 crashes, whereas July 2024 saw Friday and Sunday tied with 11 crashes each. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 10 p.m. with 8 crashes in the prior period to 5 p.m. with 5 crashes in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes decreased from 1 (1.1% of total crashes) in July 2023 to 0 (0%) in July 2024. Crashes resulting in minor injuries (B) increased from 5 (5.7%) to 10 (18.2%), while those with possible injuries (C) decreased from 5 (5.7%) to 2 (3.6%). The proportion of no-injury crashes (O) increased from 38.6% to 49.1% of total crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury10minor injury crashes18.2%
100.0%prior 5
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes3.6%
-60.0%prior 5
No Injury27no injury crashes49.1%
-20.6%prior 34

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, 'Followed too closely,' decreased in count from 22 crashes in July 2023 to 9 crashes in July 2024, representing a 59.1% reduction. 'Failed to yield right of way' also saw a decrease in count from 18 to 14 crashes, a 22.2% change. 'No improper driving' crashes decreased from 17 to 9, a 47.1% reduction in count, while 'Inattention' decreased from 9 to 6 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Failed to yield right of way14 (25.5%)-22.2%prior 18
Followed too closely9 (16.4%)-59.1%prior 22
No improper driving9 (16.4%)-47.1%prior 17
Inattention6 (10.9%)-33.3%prior 9
Made an improper turn3 (5.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (3.6%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (3.6%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (1.8%)
Operating defective equipment1 (1.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (1.8%)-80.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring on dry road surfaces decreased from 73 in July 2023 to 50 in July 2024. Similarly, crashes on wet road surfaces decreased from 14 to 4. Daylight crashes significantly decreased from 62 to 40, while crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions dropped from 15 to 3.

Weather

Clear38 (70.4%)
26.7%prior 30
Clear/Clear10 (18.5%)
-65.5%prior 29
Cloudy4 (7.4%)
-63.6%prior 11
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.9%)
Rain/Rain1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight40 (72.7%)
-35.5%prior 62
Dark - roadway not lighted8 (14.5%)
0.0%prior 8
Dark - lighted roadway3 (5.5%)
-80.0%prior 15
Dawn2 (3.6%)
Dusk2 (3.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry50 (92.6%)
-31.5%prior 73
Wet4 (7.4%)
-71.4%prior 14

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Toyota, Honda, and Ford remained the top three vehicle makes involved in crashes, though their counts decreased across the board. The 26-34 age group continued to be the most represented in crashes, decreasing from 41 persons in July 2023 to 30 in July 2024. The 21-25 age group saw a notable decrease in representation from 38 to 16 persons.

Top Vehicle Makes (117 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA20 (17.1%)
-39.4%prior 33
2
FORD14 (12%)
-17.6%prior 17
3
HONDA14 (12%)
-50.0%prior 28
4
CHEVROLET7 (6%)
-36.4%prior 11
5
NISSAN7 (6%)
-50.0%prior 14
6
VOLKSWAGEN4 (3.4%)
-33.3%prior 6
7
GMC4 (3.4%)
8
DODGE3 (2.6%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ3 (2.6%)
10
SUBARU3 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (130 persons with recorded sex)

Male78 (60.0%)
-39.1%prior 128
Female52 (40.0%)
-38.1%prior 84

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 65 mph speed zones increased from 15 in July 2023 to 19 in July 2024. Conversely, crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 15 to 5, and in 35 mph zones from 14 to 3. There was one fatal crash in a 35 mph zone in July 2023, with no fatalities reported in any speed zone for July 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · 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: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: RANDOLPH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 55
  • Total persons involved: 144
  • Total vehicles involved: 117

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). "RANDOLPH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/randolph/july-2024-report

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