Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

41 CRASHES IN
STURBRIDGE, MA
JUNE 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2023

In STURBRIDGE, MA, total crashes decreased by 8.9% year-over-year, from 45 crashes in June 2023 to 41 crashes in June 2024. The most notable shift was a 50% reduction in total injuries, falling from 22 in the prior period to 11 in the current period. Fatalities remained at zero in both comparative periods.

41

-8.9%was 45

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

11

-50.0%was 22

Persons Injured

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in STURBRIDGE, MA showed a downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing from 45 to 41, an 8.9% reduction. This was accompanied by a significant 50% decrease in total injuries, which fell from 22 to 11. No fatalities were reported in either June 2023 or June 2024.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2024

2.4% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

11

Motorists Injured

Prior: 21-47.6%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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 Friday in June 2023, with 14 incidents, to Monday in June 2024, with 9 incidents. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 2 PM (6 crashes) in the prior period to 12 PM (7 crashes) in the current period. Monday crashes saw a substantial increase from 2 in June 2023 to 9 in June 2024, while Friday crashes decreased from 14 to 7.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at 0 in both June 2023 and June 2024. Total injuries saw a 50% decrease, falling from 22 in the prior period to 11 in the current period. The prior period recorded 2 serious injuries, while the current period reported none, indicating a shift towards less severe outcomes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes7.3%
-70.0%prior 10
Possible Injury5possible injury crashes12.2%
25.0%prior 4
No Injury33no injury crashes80.5%
13.8%prior 29

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' increased from 8 in June 2023 to 10 in June 2024, a 25% increase in count. Conversely, 'Inattention' crashes decreased from 8 to 2, a 75% reduction in count, and 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes decreased from 7 to 3, a 57.1% reduction in count. The factor 'No improper driving' remained constant at 7 crashes in both periods.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely10 (24.4%)25.0%prior 8
No improper driving7 (17.1%)0.0%prior 7
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road6 (14.6%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway3 (7.3%)
Failed to yield right of way3 (7.3%)-57.1%prior 7
Inattention2 (4.9%)-75.0%prior 8
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (4.9%)
Made an improper turn1 (2.4%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (2.4%)
Operating defective equipment1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 29 in June 2023 to 32 in June 2024, while those in rainy conditions decreased from 4 to 1. Crashes on wet road surfaces decreased from 7 in the prior period to 2 in the current period. The number of crashes occurring in daylight conditions remained stable at 36 for both periods.

Weather

Clear32 (80.0%)
10.3%prior 29
Cloudy6 (15.0%)
-25.0%prior 8
Clear/Cloudy1 (2.5%)
Rain1 (2.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight36 (87.8%)
0.0%prior 36
Dark - lighted roadway2 (4.9%)
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (4.9%)
Dusk1 (2.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry39 (95.1%)
2.6%prior 38
Wet2 (4.9%)
-71.4%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 86 in June 2023 to 73 in June 2024. Honda, which was the top vehicle make in the prior period with 11 incidents, is no longer among the top two in the current period, which saw Chevrolet and Toyota tied with 9 incidents each. The 26-34 age group saw a significant decrease in persons involved, from 22 in the prior period to 9 in the current period, while the 0-15 age group also decreased from 9 to 2.

Top Vehicle Makes (73 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET9 (12.3%)
2
TOYOTA9 (12.3%)
-10.0%prior 10
3
SUBARU7 (9.6%)
16.7%prior 6
4
FORD6 (8.2%)
-33.3%prior 9
5
HYUNDAI6 (8.2%)
6
JEEP5 (6.8%)
0.0%prior 5
7
NISSAN4 (5.5%)
8
GMC3 (4.1%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ2 (2.7%)
10
MACK2 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (89 persons with recorded sex)

Male48 (53.9%)
-29.4%prior 68
Female41 (46.1%)
-10.9%prior 46

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 65 MPH speed limit zone significantly decreased from 14 in June 2023 to 4 in June 2024, a 71.4% reduction in count. Conversely, crashes in the 45 MPH zone increased from 4 to 8, a 100% increase in count. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed limit zone in either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · 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: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-06-01 through 2024-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: STURBRIDGE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 41
  • Total persons involved: 92
  • Total vehicles involved: 73

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). "STURBRIDGE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/sturbridge/june-2024-report

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