Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

292 CRASHES IN
UXBRIDGE, MA
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

In 2023, Uxbridge recorded 292 total vehicle crashes, a 5.8% increase from the 276 crashes documented in 2022. While total injuries and fatalities decreased year-over-year, crashes where a driver was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol more than doubled, rising from 5 in 2022 to 11 in 2023.

292

5.8%was 276

Total Crash Events

1

-50.0%was 2

Persons Killed

75

-13.8%was 87

Persons Injured

16

23.1%was 13

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 8 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, total crashes in Uxbridge increased by 5.8% from 276 in 2022 to 292 in 2023. Despite the rise in total collisions, the number of people injured decreased from 87 to 75, and the number of fatalities fell from 2 to 1.

16

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

23.1% vs prior (13)

The number of hit-and-run crashes increased from 13 in 2022 to 16 in 2023. This represents an upward trend in the hit-and-run rate, which rose from 4.7% of all crashes in the prior year to 5.5% in the current year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 2-50.0%

2

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 3-33.3%

73

Motorists Injured

Prior: 83-12.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In 2023, the highest number of crashes occurred on Fridays (51), with a peak hour at 6 p.m. (24 crashes). This contrasts with 2022, when Saturday was the peak day with 53 crashes and the most active hour was 2 p.m. with 28 incidents.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The overall severity of crashes appeared to lessen from 2022 to 2023. The number of fatal crashes dropped from 2 to 1, and the fatal crash rate per 100 crashes fell from 0.72 to 0.34. Crashes resulting in serious injuries also saw a notable decline, falling from 11 in 2022 to 4 in 2023. Consequently, the proportion of non-injury crashes increased from 73.6% of all incidents in 2022 to 77.1% in 2023.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.3%
-50.0%prior 2
Serious Injury4serious injury crashes1.4%
-63.6%prior 11
Minor Injury40minor injury crashes13.7%
2.6%prior 39
Possible Injury14possible injury crashes4.8%
7.7%prior 13
No Injury225no injury crashes77.1%
10.8%prior 203

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factors remained broadly consistent, with 'No improper driving' cited in 96 crashes in 2023 compared to 94 in 2022. The count for crashes involving 'Inattention' rose from 30 to 36, making it the second-most common factor in 2023. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased in count from 25 in 2022 to 20 in 2023.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving96 (32.9%)2.1%prior 94
Inattention36 (12.3%)20.0%prior 30
Failed to yield right of way20 (6.8%)-20.0%prior 25
Other improper action14 (4.8%)55.6%prior 9
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner14 (4.8%)-12.5%prior 16
Driving too fast for conditions9 (3.1%)28.6%prior 7
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road9 (3.1%)50.0%prior 6
Distracted8 (2.7%)33.3%prior 6
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings7 (2.4%)16.7%prior 6
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway7 (2.4%)40.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

In both 2022 and 2023, the majority of crashes occurred in clear weather, during daylight hours, and on dry roads. However, there was a notable increase in crashes on wet road surfaces, which rose from 36 incidents in 2022 to 59 in 2023. This represents a shift where wet-road crashes accounted for 20.2% of all collisions in 2023, up from a 13.0% share in the prior year.

Weather

Clear186 (65.0%)
-2.6%prior 191
Cloudy26 (9.1%)
23.8%prior 21
Cloudy/Rain17 (5.9%)
240.0%prior 5
Rain16 (5.6%)
14.3%prior 14
Clear/Cloudy9 (3.1%)
Rain/Cloudy6 (2.1%)
Rain/Snow4 (1.4%)
Snow4 (1.4%)
-63.6%prior 11
Cloudy/Unknown3 (1.0%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)3 (1.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight187 (64.5%)
0.5%prior 186
Dark - lighted roadway41 (14.1%)
5.1%prior 39
Dark - roadway not lighted30 (10.3%)
-11.8%prior 34
Dusk16 (5.5%)
45.5%prior 11
Dawn10 (3.4%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting6 (2.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry217 (74.8%)
2.4%prior 212
Wet59 (20.3%)
63.9%prior 36
Snow5 (1.7%)
-64.3%prior 14
Slush3 (1.0%)
Ice3 (1.0%)
-70.0%prior 10
Water (standing, moving)2 (0.7%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (0.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The top vehicle makes involved in crashes shifted, with Toyota taking the top spot in 2023 with 63 vehicles, up from 52 in the prior year. Ford, which was the top make in 2022 with 63 vehicles, saw its involvement decrease to 50 vehicles in 2023. Among persons involved in crashes, the 16-20 age group saw an increase from 59 to 72 individuals, and the 65+ age group increased from 56 to 74 individuals.

Top Vehicle Makes (488 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA63 (12.9%)
21.2%prior 52
2
FORD50 (10.2%)
-20.6%prior 63
3
CHEVROLET48 (9.8%)
11.6%prior 43
4
HONDA42 (8.6%)
16.7%prior 36
5
NISSAN31 (6.4%)
6.9%prior 29
6
JEEP25 (5.1%)
4.2%prior 24
7
HYUNDAI21 (4.3%)
0.0%prior 21
8
SUBARU18 (3.7%)
-40.0%prior 30
9
KIA15 (3.1%)
114.3%prior 7
10
DODGE15 (3.1%)
87.5%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (538 persons with recorded sex)

Male323 (60.0%)
6.6%prior 303
Female215 (40.0%)
2.4%prior 210

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 35 mph zones saw the largest increase, rising from 53 incidents in 2022 to become the most frequent zone in 2023 with 63 crashes. Collisions in 65 mph zones also increased from 39 to 48. The location of the single fatal crash in 2023 was in a 35 mph zone, whereas the single fatal crash recorded with a speed limit in 2022 occurred in a 65 mph zone.

Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 63 (1.587%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: UXBRIDGE, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 292
  • Total persons involved: 597
  • Total vehicles involved: 488

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). "UXBRIDGE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/uxbridge/2023-annual-report

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