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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · TAUNTON, MA · MARCH 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
161 CRASHES IN
TAUNTON, MA
MARCH 2022
In March 2022, TAUNTON experienced 161 total crashes, an increase from 121 crashes in March 2021. This represents a 33.1% rise in total crashes year-over-year. The most notable shift was an 82.8% increase in total injuries, rising from 29 in the prior period to 53 in the current period.
161
▲ 33.1%was 121
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
53
▲ 82.8%was 29
Persons Injured
6
▲ 200.0%was 2
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. 12 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for TAUNTON indicates a rising trend year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 33.1%, from 121 in March 2021 to 161 in March 2022. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 82.8%, rising from 29 to 53, while fatalities remained at zero in both periods.
6
Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2022
▲ 200.0% vs prior (2)
Hit-and-run crashes increased significantly year-over-year, rising from 2 incidents in March 2021 to 6 incidents in March 2022. This change also resulted in the hit-and-run crash rate increasing from 1.7% to 3.7% of all crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
53
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · 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 Monday in March 2021, with 28 crashes, to Thursday in March 2022, with 29 crashes. The peak hour also changed, moving from 3 p.m. with 12 crashes in the prior period to 2 p.m. with 14 crashes in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either March 2021 or March 2022. The proportion of crashes resulting in any injury (serious, minor, or possible) increased from 16.5% (20 out of 121 crashes) in March 2021 to 20.5% (33 out of 161 crashes) in March 2022. Specifically, serious injuries increased from 1 person to 2 persons, and minor injuries rose from 13 persons to 40 persons year-over-year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' saw a significant increase in count from 21 crashes in March 2021 to 40 crashes in March 2022. 'Failed to yield right of way' also increased from 20 crashes to 25 crashes. Conversely, 'Inattention' decreased slightly from 22 crashes to 21 crashes, and 'Followed too closely' decreased from 14 crashes to 12 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions slightly increased from 110 in March 2021 to 113 in March 2022. Crashes during wet road surface conditions saw a substantial rise from 6 to 21, and snow-related crashes increased from 0 to 10. Crashes in daylight conditions increased from 76 to 106, while those in dark-lighted roadway conditions rose from 25 to 37.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 225 in March 2021 to 293 in March 2022. TOYOTA remained the top vehicle make involved, increasing from 43 to 47, while HONDA vehicles involved rose from 22 to 36. Among persons involved, the 65+ age group saw a notable increase from 11 persons in March 2021 to 25 persons in March 2022.
Top Vehicle Makes (293 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
44 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (308 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurring in 30 MPH speed zones increased from 58 in March 2021 to 63 in March 2022. Similarly, crashes in 20 MPH zones rose from 8 to 17 year-over-year. Crashes in 65 MPH zones, however, decreased from 11 to 9 between the two periods, with no fatalities reported in any speed zone for either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · 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: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-03-01 through 2022-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: TAUNTON, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 161
- Total persons involved: 357
- Total vehicles involved: 293
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). "TAUNTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/taunton/march-2022-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: 2022-03-01 – 2022-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved