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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WALPOLE, MA · JULY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
29 CRASHES IN
WALPOLE, MA
JULY 2025
In July 2025, Walpole experienced 29 total crashes, an increase from 27 crashes in July 2024. This period saw a notable increase in fatalities, rising from 0 in the prior year to 1 in the current month. Total injuries also increased from 6 to 7 year-over-year.
29
▲ 7.4%was 27
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
7
▲ 16.7%was 6
Persons Injured
1
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.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in Walpole showed a slight upward trend, increasing by 7.41% from 27 crashes in July 2024 to 29 crashes in July 2025. This indicates a minor increase in crash frequency compared to the previous year.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2025
▼ 0.0% vs prior (1)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained consistent at 1 in both July 2024 and July 2025. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate saw a minor decrease from 3.7% in the prior year to 3.4% in the current year due to the overall increase in total crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
1
Motorists Killed
1
Cyclists Injured
6
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns for crashes shifted year-over-year; the peak day for crashes moved from Thursday with 6 incidents in July 2024 to Tuesday with 8 incidents in July 2025. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 6 PM with 3 incidents in the prior year to 4 PM with 5 incidents in the current year.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Crash severity saw a significant change, with fatalities increasing from 0 in July 2024 to 1 in July 2025. Minor injury crashes increased from 3 (11.1% of total) to 4 (13.8% of total), and possible injury crashes increased from 1 (3.7% of total) to 2 (6.9% of total). There was one serious injury crash (3.7% of total) in the prior period, while none were recorded in the current period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, "Inattention" decreased from 6 crashes in July 2024 to 4 crashes in July 2025. Conversely, "Followed too closely" increased from 2 crashes to 3 crashes, and "Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road" increased from 1 crash to 2 crashes. "Failed to yield right of way" and "No improper driving" remained consistent at 5 crashes each across both periods.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in "Clear" weather conditions increased from 21 in July 2024 to 23 in July 2025, while "Rain" conditions saw a decrease from 3 to 1 crash. Crashes during "Daylight" increased from 23 to 24, and those in "Dark - lighted roadway" conditions rose from 3 to 4. Crashes on "Dry" road surfaces increased from 24 to 26, with "Wet" road surface crashes remaining at 3 for both periods.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 54 in July 2024 to 57 in July 2025. Toyota remained a prominent make, increasing from 7 vehicles to 8, while Ford saw a decrease from 10 vehicles to 5. Nissan vehicles involved in crashes increased from 3 to 7 year-over-year.
Top Vehicle Makes (57 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (67 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 30 mph speed zone increased from 9 in July 2024 to 10 in July 2025. Crashes in the 40 mph zone doubled from 2 to 4, and notably, the single fatal crash in the current period occurred in this zone. Conversely, crashes in the 45 mph zone decreased from 4 to 2.
Fatal crashes by zone: 40 mph: 1 of 4 (25%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WALPOLE, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 29
- Total persons involved: 70
- Total vehicles involved: 57
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). "WALPOLE, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/walpole/july-2025-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: 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved