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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · SHERBORN, MA · 2024
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
166 CRASHES IN
SHERBORN, MA
2024
In 2024, Sherborn recorded 166 total traffic crashes, a 23.9% increase from the 134 crashes reported in 2023. Total injuries also rose from 31 to 44 during this period. The most significant change was the occurrence of one fatal crash in 2024, whereas no fatalities were recorded in the prior year.
166
▲ 23.9%was 134
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
44
▲ 41.9%was 31
Persons Injured
4
▼ -20.0%was 5
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. 2 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
Year-over-year data indicates a rising trend in traffic incidents in Sherborn. Total crashes increased by 23.9%, from 134 in 2023 to 166 in 2024. Similarly, the number of people injured in these crashes rose by 41.9%, from 31 to 44, and one fatality was recorded in 2024 compared to none in the previous year.
4
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024
▼ -20.0% vs prior (5)
The number of hit-and-run incidents in Sherborn showed a slight decrease year-over-year. In 2024, there were 4 hit-and-run crashes, down from 5 in 2023. Correspondingly, the hit-and-run rate as a percentage of total crashes declined from 3.7% in the prior year to 2.4% in the current year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Motorists Killed
44
Motorists Injured
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. The peak day for crashes moved from Tuesday (24 crashes) in 2023 to Friday (35 crashes) in 2024. While the peak hour remained the 5 p.m. hour in both years, the number of incidents during that time increased from 13 to 15. Crashes on Fridays more than doubled, increasing from 17 in the prior year to 35 in the current year.
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
Crash severity increased in 2024 compared to 2023. One fatal crash occurred in 2024, representing 0.6% of all incidents, whereas no fatal crashes were recorded in the prior year. The number of serious injury crashes more than doubled from 2 to 5, with their share of total crashes rising from 1.5% to 3.0%. Minor injury crashes also saw an increase in both count, from 14 to 25, and proportion, from 10.4% to 15.1%.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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
In 2024, 'Inattention' became the leading contributing factor with 25 crashes, an increase from 16 crashes in 2023. 'Driving too fast for conditions' also saw a notable rise in count, from 9 incidents to 16. Similarly, crashes attributed to 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' increased from 7 to 13. While 'Failed to yield right of way' remained a top factor, its count only slightly increased from 16 to 18 incidents.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
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
While most crashes in both periods occurred in clear weather on dry roads during daylight, there was a notable increase in crashes under adverse conditions. Crashes on snowy road surfaces increased from 5 in 2023 to 22 in 2024, and those attributed to snowy weather conditions rose from 3 to 11. Incidents in the dark on unlit roadways also increased from 17 to 28. Concurrently, crashes during daylight hours rose from 88 to 108.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The ranking of the top three vehicle makes involved in crashes remained consistent year-over-year, with Toyota, Honda, and Ford leading in both periods; however, the count for each make increased. Toyota-involved crashes rose from 31 to 45. Regarding driver and passenger demographics, the 26-34 age group was the most frequently involved in both years, with counts rising from 40 to 49. Notably, the number of individuals aged 65 and older involved in crashes increased from 29 to 43.
Top Vehicle Makes (253 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
8 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (303 persons with recorded sex)
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 increased across several speed zones from 2023 to 2024. The 30 mph zone remained the location with the highest number of crashes, rising from 57 to 65 incidents. The most significant proportional increase occurred in 35 mph zones, where crashes rose from 18 to 32. The single fatality recorded in 2024 occurred in a 35 mph zone; no fatalities were recorded in any speed zone in the prior year.
Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 32 (3.125%)
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: SHERBORN, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 166
- Total persons involved: 312
- Total vehicles involved: 253
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). "SHERBORN, 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/sherborn/2024-annual-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
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved