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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · SALEM, MA · JANUARY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
47 CRASHES IN
SALEM, MA
JANUARY 2025
In January 2025, Salem experienced 47 total crashes, a slight increase of 2.17% compared to the 46 crashes recorded in January 2024. A notable shift was the significant decrease in DUI-related crashes, falling from 5 in the prior period to 1 in the current period, an 80% reduction.
47
▲ 2.2%was 46
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
15
▲ 7.1%was 14
Persons Injured
6
▼ -14.3%was 7
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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash data for January 2025 indicates a relatively stable trend in Salem, with a minor increase of 1 total crash from 46 to 47 crashes year-over-year. Total injuries also saw a slight increase from 14 to 15, while fatal crashes remained at 0 in both periods.
6
Hit-and-Run Crashes — January 2025
▼ -14.3% vs prior (7)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 7 in January 2024 to 6 in January 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also saw a downward trend, decreasing from 15.2% in the prior period to 12.8% in the current period.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
14
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. The peak day for crashes moved from Tuesday (17 crashes) in January 2024 to Wednesday (11 crashes) in January 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 7 AM (5 crashes) in the prior period to 2 PM (7 crashes) in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
There were no fatal crashes in either January 2024 or January 2025. The current period saw 1 serious injury crash (Severity A), representing 2.1% of all crashes, whereas no serious injury crashes were reported in the prior period. Minor injury crashes decreased from 4 to 3, and possible injury crashes decreased from 9 to 8 year-over-year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving', increased from 7 crashes in the prior period to 10 crashes in the current period. 'Followed too closely' decreased from 6 crashes to 5 crashes, while 'Failed to yield right of way' also decreased from 6 crashes to 5 crashes. Notably, 'Distracted' driving crashes increased from 0 to 3, and 'Driving too fast for conditions' increased from 1 to 2 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
A higher proportion of crashes occurred in 'Clear/Clear' weather conditions in January 2025 (35 crashes) compared to January 2024 (22 crashes). Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces also increased from 33 to 36 year-over-year. Conversely, crashes occurring in 'Snow/Snow' weather decreased from 5 to 3, and on 'Snow' road surfaces from 4 to 3.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 79 in January 2024 to 97 in January 2025. Honda became the most frequently involved vehicle make in the current period with 20 instances, surpassing Toyota which had 19, a shift from the prior period where Toyota was highest with 18 and Honda had 11. The 21-25 age group saw a significant increase in persons involved, from 8 to 15, while the 65+ age group decreased from 14 to 9.
Top Vehicle Makes (97 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Vehicle unit records
19 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (90 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes at the 25 mph speed limit increased from 12 in the prior period to 18 in the current period, and at 30 mph from 2 to 4 crashes. Conversely, crashes at the 35 mph speed limit decreased from 6 to 2 year-over-year. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-01-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-01-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: SALEM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 47
- Total persons involved: 110
- Total vehicles involved: 97
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.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "SALEM, MA Crash Intelligence Report: January 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/salem/january-2025-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2025-01-01 – 2025-01-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved