Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

57 CRASHES IN
STOUGHTON, MA
SEPTEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstSeptember 2024

Total crashes in Stoughton decreased slightly from 58 in September 2024 to 57 in September 2025, representing a 1.7% reduction. The most notable year-over-year shift was a significant decrease in total injuries, which fell by 30.3% from 33 to 23, and a 75% reduction in hit-and-run crashes from 4 to 1.

57

-1.7%was 58

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

23

-30.3%was 33

Persons Injured

1

-75.0%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. 3 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for Stoughton shows a slight downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 1.7% from 58 to 57. This was accompanied by a more substantial reduction in total injuries, which fell by 30.3% from 33 to 23, indicating a decrease in crash severity.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — September 2025

-75.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes significantly decreased from 4 in September 2024 to 1 in September 2025, representing a 75% reduction. The hit-and-run rate also fell from 6.9% to 1.8% year-over-year, indicating a positive trend in this metric.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

23

Motorists Injured

Prior: 30-23.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Friday in both periods, with crashes on Fridays increasing from 12 in September 2024 to 14 in September 2025. The peak hour shifted from 4 p.m. in the prior period to 2 p.m. in the current period, with both hours recording 8 crashes. Notably, Monday crashes decreased significantly from 10 to 3, while Thursday crashes increased from 7 to 13.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either September 2024 or September 2025. Total injuries decreased from 33 to 23 year-over-year, and serious injury crashes (Severity A) were absent in the current period, compared to 2 in the prior period. The proportion of 'No Injury' crashes increased from 63.8% of total crashes in September 2024 to 70.2% in September 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury9minor injury crashes15.8%
28.6%prior 7
Possible Injury5possible injury crashes8.8%
-58.3%prior 12
No Injury40no injury crashes70.2%
8.1%prior 37

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The number of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased by 50%, from 20 crashes in September 2024 to 10 crashes in September 2025. Conversely, crashes due to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased from 3 to 10, a 233.3% rise. 'Followed too closely' crashes increased by 50%, from 4 to 6 crashes, and crashes related to 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' increased from 1 to 4.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving10 (17.5%)-50.0%prior 20
Failed to yield right of way10 (17.5%)
Followed too closely6 (10.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings4 (7%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (7%)
Inattention3 (5.3%)
Other improper action2 (3.5%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway2 (3.5%)
Driving too fast for conditions2 (3.5%)
Visibility obstructed1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in daylight conditions increased from 38 in September 2024 to 49 in September 2025, while crashes in dark conditions (lighted or unlighted roadway) decreased from 16 to 7. The number of crashes during clear weather conditions decreased slightly from 40 to 37. Crashes on wet road surfaces remained relatively stable, decreasing from 15 to 14.

Weather

Clear37 (64.9%)
-7.5%prior 40
Clear/Clear5 (8.8%)
Cloudy/Rain4 (7.0%)
Rain4 (7.0%)
-55.6%prior 9
Cloudy3 (5.3%)
Rain/Cloudy3 (5.3%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight49 (86.0%)
28.9%prior 38
Dark - lighted roadway6 (10.5%)
-33.3%prior 9
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (1.8%)
-83.3%prior 6
Dusk1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry42 (75.0%)
-2.3%prior 43
Wet14 (25.0%)
-6.7%prior 15

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 110 in September 2024 to 105 in September 2025. Toyota became the top make involved, increasing from 15 to 27 vehicles, while Honda decreased from 16 to 12 and Ford decreased from 15 to 11. There was a notable decrease in persons aged 16-25 involved in crashes (from 39 to 22), while persons aged 35-44 and 65+ both saw an increase of 5 individuals involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (105 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA27 (25.7%)
80.0%prior 15
2
HONDA12 (11.4%)
-25.0%prior 16
3
FORD11 (10.5%)
-26.7%prior 15
4
NISSAN8 (7.6%)
0.0%prior 8
5
CHEVROLET7 (6.7%)
0.0%prior 7
6
JEEP4 (3.8%)
7
HYUNDAI4 (3.8%)
-20.0%prior 5
8
ACURA2 (1.9%)
9
DODGE2 (1.9%)
10
LEXUS2 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (128 persons with recorded sex)

Male77 (60.2%)
4.1%prior 74
Female51 (39.8%)
-10.5%prior 57

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone during either period. Crashes occurring in 30 mph zones increased from 19 to 22, and those in 40 mph zones increased from 4 to 10. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 16 to 13, and crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 6 to 4.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · 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: 2025-09-01 through 2025-09-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-09-01 through 2025-09-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: STOUGHTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 57
  • Total persons involved: 133
  • Total vehicles involved: 105

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: September 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/stoughton/september-2025-report

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