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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · ROCKPORT, MA · MARCH 2026
Purpose: Machine-readable JSON endpoint for AI agents, LLMs, researchers, and programmatic consumers. Returns all underlying crash data and AI-generated commentary without HTML.
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GET: https://thatcarhitme.com/api/crash-data/reports/data/massachusetts/rockport/march-2026-report
Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
6 CRASHES IN
ROCKPORT, MA
MARCH 2026
Total crashes in March 2026 were 6, an increase from 5 crashes in March 2025, representing a 20% rise year-over-year. Despite this increase in crash volume, fatalities remained at zero for both periods, and total injuries decreased from 2 in March 2025 to 0 in March 2026. A notable shift is the absence of any injuries in the current period compared to the prior period.
6
▲ 20.0%was 5
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
0
▼ -100.0%was 2
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. 6 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in March 2026 increased by 20% compared to March 2025, rising from 5 to 6 total crashes. Despite this increase in crash frequency, there was a positive trend in crash severity, with total injuries decreasing from 2 in the prior period to 0 in the current period, and fatalities remaining at zero for both years.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2026
16.7% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.
When Crashes Happen
The temporal distribution of crashes shifted significantly year-over-year. In March 2026, the peak day for crashes was Tuesday with 3 incidents, whereas in March 2025, Monday was the peak day with 2 incidents. The peak hour also changed from 11 PM in March 2025 (1 crash) to 3 PM in March 2026 (2 crashes).
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Top Contributing Factors
The distribution of contributing factors saw substantial changes year-over-year. Crashes attributed to "No improper driving" increased from 1 incident in March 2025 to 5 incidents in March 2026, a 400% increase in count, making it the dominant factor at 83.3% share of crashes. Factors such as "Fatigued/asleep," "Physical impairment," and "Wrong side or wrong way," each present in 1 crash in March 2025, were not reported in March 2026. "Inattention" emerged as a factor in March 2026, contributing to 1 crash.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crash conditions show a shift towards more favorable environments in March 2026 compared to March 2025. In terms of weather, "Clear" conditions accounted for 5 crashes in the current period, up from 1 crash in the prior period, while "Cloudy" conditions (4 crashes in prior) were replaced by "Cloudy/Rain" (1 crash in current). Road surface conditions also saw a change, with "Dry" conditions increasing from 2 crashes in March 2025 to 5 crashes in March 2026, while "Wet" conditions decreased from 3 crashes to 1 crash. Similarly, "Daylight" lighting conditions became dominant in March 2026 with 5 crashes, compared to a more even distribution between "Daylight" and "Dark - lighted roadway" in March 2025.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (11 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (10 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones changed year-over-year. In March 2026, 3 crashes occurred in 20 mph zones and 1 crash in a 5 mph zone, neither of which were present in March 2025 data. Conversely, 1 crash occurred in a 35 mph zone in March 2025, a speed zone not represented in the current period's crash data. Crashes in 25 mph zones decreased from 3 in March 2025 to 1 in March 2026, while 30 mph zones maintained 1 crash in both periods. No fatalities were recorded in any speed zone for either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31 · 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: 2026-03-01 through 2026-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2026-03-01 through 2026-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: ROCKPORT, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 6
- Total persons involved: 13
- Total vehicles involved: 11
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "ROCKPORT, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2026." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/rockport/march-2026-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2026-03-01 – 2026-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved