Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

36 CRASHES IN
REHOBOTH, MA
DECEMBER 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2023

Total crashes in December 2024 increased by 56.5%, rising from 23 crashes in December 2023 to 36 crashes. Despite this significant increase in overall incidents, the total number of injuries remained stable at 6 for both periods. A notable shift is the emergence of 2 speeding-related crashes in the current period, compared to none in the prior year.

36

56.5%was 23

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

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

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash incidents in December 2024 show a significant upward trend compared to the prior year, with total crashes increasing by 56.5%. The number of crashes rose from 23 in December 2023 to 36 in December 2024. Despite this increase in crash frequency, the total number of reported injuries remained constant at 6 for both periods.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2024

0.0% vs prior (1)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 1 for both December 2023 and December 2024. However, due to the overall increase in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 4.3% in the prior period to 2.8% in the current period. This indicates a downward trend in the proportion of crashes involving a hit-and-run.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

6

Motorists Injured

Prior: 60.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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 significantly year-over-year. In December 2023, Tuesday was the peak day with 7 crashes, while December 2024 saw Friday become the peak day with 10 crashes. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent at 4 crashes, but shifted from 1 PM in the prior year to 4 PM in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero for both December 2023 and December 2024. Minor injury crashes decreased from 3 (13% share) in the prior period to 2 (5.6% share) in the current period. Conversely, possible injury crashes saw a slight increase from 2 (8.7% share) to 3 (8.3% share), while crashes resulting in no injuries significantly increased from 17 (73.9% share) to 30 (83.3% share).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes5.6%
-33.3%prior 3
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes8.3%
50.0%prior 2
No Injury30no injury crashes83.3%
76.5%prior 17

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The most frequent contributing factor, "No improper driving," saw a substantial increase from 8 crashes in December 2023 to 22 crashes in December 2024. "Failed to yield right of way" crashes also rose from 4 to 5, and "Swerving or avoiding" incidents increased from 1 to 3. Conversely, "Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road" crashes decreased from 2 to 1.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving22 (61.1%)175.0%prior 8
Failed to yield right of way5 (13.9%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway3 (8.3%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (2.8%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (2.8%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (2.8%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (2.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions decreased from 19 in December 2023 to 17 in December 2024, despite an overall increase in crashes. Concurrently, crashes on "Snow" road surfaces significantly increased from 0 in the prior year to 14 in the current period, and "Ice" surface crashes rose from 1 to 4. Crashes occurring in "Dark - roadway not lighted" conditions saw a notable rise from 5 to 19, while "Daylight" crashes decreased from 15 to 12.

Weather

Clear17 (47.2%)
-10.5%prior 19
Snow8 (22.2%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)3 (8.3%)
Rain2 (5.6%)
Rain/Severe crosswinds2 (5.6%)
Cloudy2 (5.6%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (2.8%)
Snow/Cloudy1 (2.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Dark - roadway not lighted19 (52.8%)
280.0%prior 5
Daylight12 (33.3%)
-20.0%prior 15
Dusk4 (11.1%)
Dark - lighted roadway1 (2.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Snow14 (38.9%)
Dry12 (33.3%)
-36.8%prior 19
Wet6 (16.7%)
Ice4 (11.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (48 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA12 (25%)
100.0%prior 6
2
CHEVROLET5 (10.4%)
3
FORD5 (10.4%)
4
HONDA3 (6.3%)
-57.1%prior 7
5
VOLKSWAGEN3 (6.3%)
6
GMC3 (6.3%)
7
NISSAN2 (4.2%)
8
SUBARU2 (4.2%)
9
HYUNDAI2 (4.2%)
10
JEEP2 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (49 persons with recorded sex)

Male30 (61.2%)
30.4%prior 23
Female19 (38.8%)
18.8%prior 16

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes at 35 mph significantly increased from 5 in December 2023 to 11 in December 2024, and crashes at 40 mph also rose substantially from 5 to 12. Conversely, incidents in 50 mph zones decreased from 7 to 5. The current period also saw crashes reported in 20 mph (1 crash) and 45 mph (2 crashes) zones, which were not present in the prior year's data, while crashes in 65 mph zones (1 crash in prior) are no longer observed.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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: 2024-12-01 through 2024-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-12-01 through 2024-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: REHOBOTH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 36
  • Total persons involved: 53
  • Total vehicles involved: 48

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: December 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/rehoboth/december-2024-report

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