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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · SOMERSET, MA · JULY 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
42 CRASHES IN
SOMERSET, MA
JULY 2023
In July 2023, Somerset experienced 42 total crashes, a 55.56% increase from the 27 crashes recorded in July 2022. Total injuries also rose from 11 to 17 over the same period. The most notable shift was the substantial increase in hit-and-run crashes, which grew from 1 to 8 year-over-year.
42
▲ 55.6%was 27
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
17
▲ 54.5%was 11
Persons Injured
8
▲ 700.0%was 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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for July 2023 indicates a rising trend compared to July 2022. Total crashes increased by 55.56%, from 27 to 42, while total injuries saw a 54.55% increase, rising from 11 to 17.
8
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2023
▲ 700.0% vs prior (1)
Hit-and-run crashes increased substantially, rising from 1 crash in July 2022 to 8 crashes in July 2023. This change led to a significant increase in the hit-and-run rate, which grew from 3.7% of total crashes to 19% year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Cyclists Injured
16
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Both periods identified Friday as the peak day for crashes, with 6 crashes in July 2022 and 9 crashes in July 2023. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 12 p.m. with 4 crashes in July 2022 to 2 p.m. with 6 crashes in July 2023, indicating a later afternoon peak in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities remained at 0 in both July 2022 and July 2023. While July 2022 reported only minor injuries (7) and no injuries (20), July 2023 recorded 2 serious injuries, 9 minor injuries, 4 possible injuries, and 25 no-injury crashes. The total number of injured persons increased from 11 to 17 year-over-year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The top contributing factor shifted from 'Inattention' (6 crashes) in July 2022 to 'No improper driving' (11 crashes) in July 2023. 'No improper driving' saw the largest increase in count, from 3 crashes to 11 crashes. 'Followed too closely' also significantly increased from 2 crashes to 6 crashes, while 'Inattention' rose from 6 crashes to 8 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Weather and road surface condition data for July 2022 are not available for comparison. For lighting conditions, crashes occurring in daylight increased from 25 in July 2022 to 34 in July 2023. Crashes in 'Dark - lighted roadway' also increased from 2 to 5.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of persons involved in crashes increased from 64 in July 2022 to 98 in July 2023. The 21-25 age group saw a notable increase in persons involved, rising from 4 to 15, and the 55-64 age group increased from 6 to 13. Toyota became the most frequently involved vehicle make in July 2023 with 11 vehicles, up from 5 in July 2022, while Honda maintained 9 vehicles in both periods.
Top Vehicle Makes (78 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
14 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (78 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The 30 mph speed zone consistently recorded the highest number of crashes, increasing from 13 in July 2022 to 19 in July 2023. Crashes in the 40 mph zone also rose from 4 to 10. Additionally, 5 crashes occurred in the 65 mph zone in July 2023, a speed limit not represented in the July 2022 data.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · 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: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-07-01 through 2023-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: SOMERSET, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 42
- Total persons involved: 98
- Total vehicles involved: 78
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). "SOMERSET, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/somerset/july-2023-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: 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved