Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

49 CRASHES IN
STOUGHTON, MA
NOVEMBER 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2022

November 2023 saw 49 crashes in Stoughton, MA, a decrease from 59 crashes in November 2022, representing a 17.0% reduction in total crashes year-over-year. The most notable shift was a significant increase in total injuries, rising from 1 in the prior period to 17 in the current period. There were no fatalities in either period.

49

-16.9%was 59

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

17

1600.0%was 1

Persons Injured

3

-25.0%was 4

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 · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates a decrease in total crashes, with a 17.0% reduction from 59 crashes in November 2022 to 49 crashes in November 2023. Despite this reduction in crash volume, total injuries dramatically increased by 1600.0%, from 1 injury to 17 injuries. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2023

-25.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 4 in November 2022 to 3 in November 2023. The hit-and-run rate also saw a slight decrease, moving from 6.8% in the prior period to 6.1% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

17

Motorists Injured

Prior: 11600.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday (17 crashes) in November 2022 to Wednesday (11 crashes) in November 2023. Similarly, the peak hour moved from 5 PM (8 crashes) in the prior period to 12 PM (5 crashes) in the current period. Notably, crashes on Thursday decreased significantly from 17 to 6, while crashes on Monday increased from 6 to 10.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities reported in either November 2022 or November 2023. However, the total number of injuries increased substantially from 1 in November 2022 to 17 in November 2023. This resulted in the injury rate (total injuries per total crashes) rising from 1.7% in the prior period to 34.7% in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury4minor injury crashes8.2%
Possible Injury6possible injury crashes12.2%
500.0%prior 1
No Injury37no injury crashes75.5%
311.1%prior 9

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The count of crashes attributed to "No improper driving" decreased by 5, from 19 in November 2022 to 14 in November 2023. "Followed too closely" also saw a reduction of 3 crashes, dropping from 9 to 6. Conversely, "Inattention" increased by 3 crashes, rising from 2 in the prior period to 5 in the current period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving14 (28.6%)-26.3%prior 19
Failed to yield right of way7 (14.3%)0.0%prior 7
Followed too closely6 (12.2%)-33.3%prior 9
Inattention5 (10.2%)
Distracted2 (4.1%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (4.1%)
Visibility obstructed2 (4.1%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (2%)
Other improper action1 (2%)
Emotional1 (2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 49 in November 2022 to 32 in November 2023. Concurrently, crashes on wet road surfaces increased by 5, from 6 in the prior period to 11 in the current period. Crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased by 9, from 21 to 12.

Weather

Clear32 (65.3%)
-34.7%prior 49
Rain5 (10.2%)
Cloudy/Rain4 (8.2%)
Cloudy3 (6.1%)
Clear/Unknown3 (6.1%)
Fog, smog, smoke1 (2.0%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight28 (57.1%)
12.0%prior 25
Dark - lighted roadway12 (24.5%)
-42.9%prior 21
Dark - roadway not lighted6 (12.2%)
20.0%prior 5
Dusk2 (4.1%)
Dawn1 (2.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry38 (77.6%)
-28.3%prior 53
Wet11 (22.4%)
83.3%prior 6

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 112 in November 2022 to 88 in November 2023. Toyota remained the most common vehicle make involved, though its count decreased from 29 to 16. The age group 21-25 saw a notable decrease in persons involved, dropping from 18 in the prior period to 7 in the current period.

Top Vehicle Makes (88 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA16 (18.2%)
-44.8%prior 29
2
CHEVROLET7 (8%)
-12.5%prior 8
3
HONDA6 (6.8%)
-62.5%prior 16
4
NISSAN6 (6.8%)
-33.3%prior 9
5
HYUNDAI5 (5.7%)
6
ACURA5 (5.7%)
7
SUBARU4 (4.5%)
8
FORD4 (4.5%)
-55.6%prior 9
9
JEEP4 (4.5%)
10
BMW4 (4.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (97 persons with recorded sex)

Male52 (53.6%)
-24.6%prior 69
Female45 (46.4%)
-25.0%prior 60

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph speed zones decreased by 2, from 25 in November 2022 to 23 in November 2023. Similarly, crashes in 35 mph zones decreased by 2, from 12 to 10. The number of crashes in 65 mph zones remained stable at 9 in both periods, with no fatalities recorded in any speed zone.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · 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: 2023-11-01 through 2023-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-11-01 through 2023-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: STOUGHTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 49
  • Total persons involved: 111
  • Total vehicles involved: 88

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). "STOUGHTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/stoughton/november-2023-report

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