Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

15 CRASHES IN
SCITUATE, MA
JUNE 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2022

Total crashes in SCITUATE increased by 7.14% from 14 in June 2022 to 15 in June 2023. A notable shift includes a 200% increase in motorists injured, rising from 1 in June 2022 to 3 in June 2023.

15

7.1%was 14

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in SCITUATE showed a slight upward trend year-over-year, increasing by 7.14% from 14 crashes in June 2022 to 15 crashes in June 2023. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of total injuries remained stable at 3 in both periods, and no fatalities were reported in either June 2022 or June 2023.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1200.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns for crashes in SCITUATE show a shift in the peak day from Tuesday in June 2022 (5 crashes) to Thursday in June 2023 (5 crashes). The peak hour also changed, moving from 4 PM with 2 crashes in June 2022 to 8 PM with 2 crashes in June 2023, indicating a shift in when crashes are most frequent.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crash rates remained at 0% in both June 2022 and June 2023. While the total number of injuries stayed at 3 for both periods, the distribution of injury severity shifted. Crashes resulting in minor injuries increased from 1 (7.1% of crashes) in June 2022 to 2 (13.3% of crashes) in June 2023, while crashes with possible injuries decreased from 2 (14.3% of crashes) to 0.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes13.3%
100.0%prior 1
No Injury13no injury crashes86.7%
18.2%prior 11

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors shifted significantly year-over-year. 'No improper driving' decreased from 6 crashes in June 2022 to 2 crashes in June 2023, representing a 66.7% decrease in count, and falling from the top factor to third. Conversely, 'Inattention' increased by 50%, from 2 crashes to 3 crashes, becoming the most frequent factor in June 2023. 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Operating vehicle in an erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' both doubled in count, from 1 to 2 crashes each.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention3 (20%)
Failed to yield right of way2 (13.3%)
No improper driving2 (13.3%)-66.7%prior 6
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (13.3%)
Other improper action1 (6.7%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (6.7%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (6.7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Weather conditions saw a decrease in crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather, from 13 in June 2022 to 9 in June 2023. Correspondingly, crashes in 'Rain' and 'Rain/Cloudy' conditions appeared in June 2023 (1 and 1 crash respectively), whereas no such conditions were reported in June 2022. Crashes occurring in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased significantly from 1 in June 2022 to 4 in June 2023.

Weather

Clear9 (60.0%)
-30.8%prior 13
Cloudy4 (26.7%)
Rain1 (6.7%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (6.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight11 (73.3%)
-8.3%prior 12
Dark - lighted roadway4 (26.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry12 (80.0%)
Wet3 (20.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (26 vehicles)

1
NISSAN4 (15.4%)
2
MAZDA3 (11.5%)
3
HYUNDAI2 (7.7%)
4
AUDI2 (7.7%)
5
FORD2 (7.7%)
6
JEEP2 (7.7%)
7
LEXUS2 (7.7%)
8
RAM2 (7.7%)
9
LINC1 (3.8%)
10
CHEVROLET1 (3.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (27 persons with recorded sex)

Male15 (55.6%)
25.0%prior 12
Female12 (44.4%)
33.3%prior 9

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 25 mph speed zone increased from 3 in June 2022 to 5 in June 2023. Conversely, crashes in the 50 mph speed zone significantly decreased from 4 in June 2022 to 1 in June 2023. There were no fatal crashes reported across any speed limit zone in either June 2022 or June 2023.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · 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: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: SCITUATE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 15
  • Total persons involved: 30
  • Total vehicles involved: 26

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). "SCITUATE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/scituate/june-2023-report

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