Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

475 CRASHES IN
SHARON, MA
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In 2024, Sharon recorded 475 total traffic crashes, a 22.7% increase from the 387 crashes reported in 2023. While total fatalities decreased from two to one, the number of reported injuries rose from 137 to 154. The most significant year-over-year change was the number of hit-and-run incidents, which more than doubled from 17 in 2023 to 36 in 2024.

475

22.7%was 387

Total Crash Events

1

-50.0%was 2

Persons Killed

154

12.4%was 137

Persons Injured

36

111.8%was 17

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 7 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

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

Trend Summary

Overall traffic crash trends in Sharon show a notable increase year-over-year. The total number of crashes rose by 22.7%, from 387 in 2023 to 475 in 2024. This upward trend is also reflected in the number of injuries, which increased by 12.4% from 137 to 154, although the number of fatalities fell from two to one.

36

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

111.8% vs prior (17)

Hit-and-run incidents increased substantially in both count and rate year-over-year. The number of hit-and-run crashes more than doubled, rising from 17 in 2023 to 36 in 2024. This represents an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 4.4% of all crashes in the prior period to 7.6% in the current period, indicating a clear upward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

0

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 10.0%

0

Other Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 3-66.7%

1

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

149

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13312.0%

3

Other Injured

Prior: 0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 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 patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In 2024, the peak day for crashes was Friday with 92 incidents, a change from 2023 when Monday was the peak day with 72 incidents. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from the afternoon to the morning, shifting from 3 p.m. in 2023 (33 crashes) to 8 a.m. in 2024 (42 crashes).

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

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

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased, the severity profile showed a mixed picture. The number of fatal crashes decreased from two in 2023 to one in 2024, lowering the fatal crash rate from 0.52% to 0.21%. The proportion of crashes resulting in any level of injury (Serious, Minor, or Possible) also saw a slight decrease, accounting for 23.8% of all crashes in 2024 compared to 27.2% in 2023.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.2%
-50.0%prior 2
Serious Injury7serious injury crashes1.5%
16.7%prior 6
Minor Injury59minor injury crashes12.4%
-3.3%prior 61
Possible Injury47possible injury crashes9.9%
23.7%prior 38
No Injury354no injury crashes74.5%
34.1%prior 264

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

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

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

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors remained similar year-over-year, though their counts and rankings shifted. 'Followed too closely' saw a significant increase in count, rising by 64.4% from 45 incidents in 2023 to 74 in 2024, moving it from the third to the second most common factor. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Inattention' decreased in count from 55 to 47. 'No improper driving' remained the most cited factor in both years, with its count increasing from 103 to 120.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving120 (25.3%)16.5%prior 103
Followed too closely74 (15.6%)64.4%prior 45
Inattention47 (9.9%)-14.5%prior 55
Failed to yield right of way40 (8.4%)2.6%prior 39
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road24 (5.1%)41.2%prior 17
Driving too fast for conditions21 (4.4%)-22.2%prior 27
Other improper action16 (3.4%)
Distracted13 (2.7%)30.0%prior 10
Fatigued/asleep13 (2.7%)85.7%prior 7
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner11 (2.3%)57.1%prior 7

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

Road & Environmental Conditions

The majority of crashes in both periods occurred during daylight on dry roads. However, there was a notable shift in the prevalence of crashes on adverse road surfaces. The proportion of crashes on wet roads decreased from 24.8% in 2023 to 17.9% in 2024. In contrast, the share of crashes occurring on roads with snow, ice, or slush increased from 3.9% in 2023 to 9.7% in 2024.

Weather

Clear298 (63.0%)
25.7%prior 237
Cloudy42 (8.9%)
40.0%prior 30
Rain36 (7.6%)
-30.8%prior 52
Clear/Clear15 (3.2%)
Clear/Unknown14 (3.0%)
7.7%prior 13
Snow13 (2.7%)
Cloudy/Rain9 (1.9%)
-35.7%prior 14
Snow/Blowing sand, snow9 (1.9%)
Rain/Cloudy7 (1.5%)
16.7%prior 6
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)6 (1.3%)

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

Lighting

Daylight311 (65.6%)
25.4%prior 248
Dark - lighted roadway65 (13.7%)
4.8%prior 62
Dark - roadway not lighted64 (13.5%)
18.5%prior 54
Dusk15 (3.2%)
-6.3%prior 16
Dawn14 (3.0%)
133.3%prior 6
Dark - unknown roadway lighting5 (1.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry343 (72.4%)
25.2%prior 274
Wet85 (17.9%)
-11.5%prior 96
Snow24 (5.1%)
200.0%prior 8
Ice12 (2.5%)
100.0%prior 6
Slush10 (2.1%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The most common vehicle makes involved in crashes remained consistent, with Toyota, Honda, and Ford being the top three in both years. However, the number of Hondas involved in crashes saw a substantial increase from 70 in 2023 to 113 in 2024. When examining the age of persons involved, the 26-34 age group was the largest demographic in both periods, and its count grew from 141 individuals in 2023 to 199 in 2024.

Top Vehicle Makes (860 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA126 (14.7%)
2.4%prior 123
2
HONDA113 (13.1%)
61.4%prior 70
3
FORD69 (8%)
15.0%prior 60
4
CHEVROLET56 (6.5%)
86.7%prior 30
5
NISSAN48 (5.6%)
0.0%prior 48
6
JEEP40 (4.7%)
-2.4%prior 41
7
HYUNDAI39 (4.5%)
11.4%prior 35
8
SUBARU37 (4.3%)
23.3%prior 30
9
LEXUS24 (2.8%)
41.2%prior 17
10
ACURA22 (2.6%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (965 persons with recorded sex)

Male578 (59.9%)
40.0%prior 413
Female385 (39.9%)
11.0%prior 347
X / Unspecified2 (0.2%)
0.0%prior 2

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

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in higher speed zones saw an increase, with incidents in 65 mph zones growing from 104 to 124 and those in 35 mph zones rising from 89 to 121. In 2023, two fatal crashes occurred, one in a 35 mph zone and one in a 65 mph zone. In 2024, while one fatal crash was recorded for the city, no fatalities were attributed to a specific speed zone in the available data.

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

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: SHARON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 475
  • Total persons involved: 1,050
  • Total vehicles involved: 860

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

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "SHARON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/sharon/2024-annual-report

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