Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

22 CRASHES IN
REHOBOTH, MA
AUGUST 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstAugust 2024

In August 2025, REHOBOTH experienced 22 total crashes, a 10% increase compared to the 20 crashes reported in August 2024. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods, while total injuries held steady at 7. A notable shift was the emergence of 1 hit-and-run crash in August 2025, compared to none in the prior year.

22

10.0%was 20

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

7

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 · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in REHOBOTH showed a slight upward trend, increasing by 10% from 20 crashes in August 2024 to 22 crashes in August 2025. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of fatalities remained stable at 0, and total injuries also remained unchanged at 7 in both periods.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2025

4.5% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 70.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year. In August 2025, the peak day for crashes was Saturday with 8 incidents, a change from August 2024 when Tuesday saw the highest count with 5 crashes. The peak hour also shifted, with 3 PM recording 4 crashes in August 2025, whereas 6 PM had 3 crashes in August 2024.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The overall number of injury crashes remained consistent, with 7 total injuries reported in both August 2024 and August 2025. However, the distribution of injury severity within crashes changed: minor injury crashes decreased from 4 (20% of total crashes) in August 2024 to 2 (9.1% of total crashes) in August 2025. Conversely, possible injury crashes increased from 2 (10% of total crashes) to 3 (13.6% of total crashes) over the same period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes9.1%
-50.0%prior 4
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes13.6%
50.0%prior 2
No Injury17no injury crashes77.3%
21.4%prior 14

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors saw shifts in August 2025 compared to August 2024. 'No improper driving' increased from 3 crashes to 7 crashes, while 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 6 crashes to 7 crashes. Conversely, 'Inattention' decreased from 3 crashes to 1 crash. Additionally, 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' appeared as a factor in 2 crashes in August 2025, whereas it was not present in the prior period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving7 (31.8%)
Failed to yield right of way7 (31.8%)16.7%prior 6
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (9.1%)
Other improper action2 (9.1%)
Inattention1 (4.5%)
Visibility obstructed1 (4.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions in August 2025 showed some changes compared to the previous year. Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 16 to 17, while those in 'Rain' increased from 2 to 3. The number of crashes occurring in 'Daylight' increased from 13 to 17, although crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' remained stable at 5 incidents in both periods. The number of crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces remained consistent at 4, while 'Dry' road surface crashes increased from 16 to 18.

Weather

Clear17 (77.3%)
6.3%prior 16
Rain3 (13.6%)
Clear/Clear1 (4.5%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (4.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight17 (77.3%)
30.8%prior 13
Dark - roadway not lighted5 (22.7%)
0.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry18 (81.8%)
12.5%prior 16
Wet4 (18.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (37 vehicles)

1
FORD5 (13.5%)
2
KIA4 (10.8%)
3
NISSAN4 (10.8%)
4
CHEVROLET3 (8.1%)
5
TOYOTA3 (8.1%)
-66.7%prior 9
6
JEEP2 (5.4%)
7
VOLKSWAGEN2 (5.4%)
8
HYUNDAI2 (5.4%)
9
RAM1 (2.7%)
10
SUBARU1 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (49 persons with recorded sex)

Female25 (51.0%)
0.0%prior 25
Male24 (49.0%)
26.3%prior 19

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The distribution of crashes across speed limit zones changed between August 2024 and August 2025. Crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 4 to 7, and in 40 mph zones, they increased from 3 to 7. Conversely, crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 4 to 2, in 45 mph zones from 3 to 1, and in 65 mph zones from 3 to 1. There were no fatalities reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · 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: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: REHOBOTH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 22
  • Total persons involved: 52
  • Total vehicles involved: 37

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). "REHOBOTH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/rehoboth/august-2025-report

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