Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

39 CRASHES IN
REHOBOTH, MA
JANUARY 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJanuary 2023

The total number of crashes in REHOBOTH, MA increased significantly from 14 in January 2023 to 39 in January 2024, representing a 178.6% increase. This period also saw a substantial rise in injuries, from 1 to 10.

39

178.6%was 14

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

10

900.0%was 1

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

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

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a significant increase in crashes year-over-year, with total crashes rising from 14 in January 2023 to 39 in January 2024. This represents a 178.6% increase in crash incidents for the month.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 0%

9

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1800.0%

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

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday, increasing from 4 crashes in January 2023 to 10 crashes in January 2024. The peak hour shifted from 11 PM with 2 crashes in the prior period to 3 PM with 6 crashes in the current period, indicating a change in the most frequent crash time.

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

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

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities in either January 2023 or January 2024. Total injuries increased significantly from 1 in the prior period to 10 in the current period. The proportion of minor injury crashes increased from 7.1% to 10.3%, and possible injury crashes appeared in the current period at 5.1%, whereas they were not reported in the prior period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury4minor injury crashes10.3%
300.0%prior 1
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes5.1%
No Injury32no injury crashes82.1%
146.2%prior 13

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

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

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

Top Contributing Factors

The count of crashes attributed to "No improper driving" increased from 7 in January 2023 to 20 in January 2024. "Driving too fast for conditions" also saw an increase, from 1 crash to 3 crashes. Factors such as "Failed to yield right of way" (6 crashes) and "Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner" (3 crashes) appeared in the current period but were not reported in the prior period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving20 (51.3%)185.7%prior 7
Failed to yield right of way6 (15.4%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner3 (7.7%)
Driving too fast for conditions3 (7.7%)
Inattention1 (2.6%)
Other improper action1 (2.6%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (2.6%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (2.6%)
Followed too closely1 (2.6%)
Illness1 (2.6%)

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

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in snowy weather increased significantly, from 2 (Snow/Sleet) in January 2023 to 15 (Snow) and 2 (Snow/Sleet) in January 2024. Similarly, crashes on snow-covered roads rose from 1 to 12, and on icy roads from 1 to 8. The number of crashes in daylight conditions increased from 6 to 20, while crashes in dark, unlighted conditions increased from 8 to 13.

Weather

Snow15 (38.5%)
Clear14 (35.9%)
133.3%prior 6
Cloudy5 (12.8%)
Rain2 (5.1%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)2 (5.1%)
Cloudy/Snow1 (2.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight20 (51.3%)
233.3%prior 6
Dark - roadway not lighted13 (33.3%)
62.5%prior 8
Dark - lighted roadway4 (10.3%)
Dawn1 (2.6%)
Dusk1 (2.6%)

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

Road Surface

Dry13 (33.3%)
85.7%prior 7
Snow12 (30.8%)
Ice8 (20.5%)
Wet3 (7.7%)
-40.0%prior 5
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (5.1%)
Water (standing, moving)1 (2.6%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (55 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA7 (12.7%)
2
FORD7 (12.7%)
3
NISSAN6 (10.9%)
4
CHEVROLET5 (9.1%)
5
SUBARU4 (7.3%)
6
HONDA4 (7.3%)
7
JEEP2 (3.6%)
8
AUDI2 (3.6%)
9
BMW2 (3.6%)
10
HYUNDAI2 (3.6%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (63 persons with recorded sex)

Male39 (61.9%)
333.3%prior 9
Female24 (38.1%)
166.7%prior 9

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

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes increased across multiple speed zones, with the 35 mph zone seeing the largest increase from 3 crashes in January 2023 to 13 crashes in January 2024. The 40 mph zone also experienced a rise from 5 crashes to 10 crashes. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.

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

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: REHOBOTH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 39
  • Total persons involved: 66
  • Total vehicles involved: 55

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

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