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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WAREHAM, MA · JULY 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
60 CRASHES IN
WAREHAM, MA
JULY 2024
Total crashes in WAREHAM, MA increased from 55 in July 2023 to 60 in July 2024, representing a 9.09% rise. The most notable shifts include a 50% decrease in total fatalities, from 2 to 1, and the emergence of 3 speeding-related crashes in July 2024, compared to none in July 2023.
60
▲ 9.1%was 55
Total Crash Events
1
▼ -50.0%was 2
Persons Killed
19
▼ -17.4%was 23
Persons Injured
0
▼ -100.0%was 2
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. 2 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash events in WAREHAM, MA saw a slight increase year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 9.09% from 55 in July 2023 to 60 in July 2024. Despite this, total fatalities decreased by 50%, from 2 to 1, and total injuries also decreased by 17.39%, from 23 to 19.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
1
Motorists Killed
1
Cyclists Injured
18
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year. In July 2023, the peak day for crashes was Wednesday with 13 incidents, whereas in July 2024, Saturday was the peak day with 10 crashes, tied with Monday. The peak hour for crashes remained 11 AM in both periods, but the count increased from 5 crashes in July 2023 to 9 crashes in July 2024.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
While the number of fatal crashes remained at 1 in both July 2023 and July 2024, the total number of fatalities decreased by 50%, from 2 to 1. Total injuries decreased by 17.39%, from 23 to 19. Minor injury crashes (severity B) decreased from 13 (23.6% share) in July 2023 to 11 (18.3% share) in July 2024, while possible injury crashes (severity C) increased from 2 (3.6% share) to 3 (5% share).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The factor 'No improper driving' increased by 5 crashes, from 18 in July 2023 to 23 in July 2024, maintaining its position as the top contributing factor. 'Inattention' also saw a slight increase of 1 crash, from 13 to 14. Notably, 'Followed too closely' appeared as a factor in 5 crashes in July 2024, while it was not listed among the top factors in July 2023.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Clear weather conditions remained dominant, with crashes in clear weather increasing from 39 in July 2023 to 40 in July 2024. Crashes occurring in daylight increased significantly by 11, from 40 in July 2023 to 51 in July 2024. Conversely, crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 2 in July 2023 to 8 in July 2024.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 99 in July 2023 to 106 in July 2024. Toyota and Honda vehicles saw the largest increases in involvement, both rising by 10 counts each (Toyota from 14 to 24, Honda from 6 to 16). The age group 26-34 experienced the largest increase in person involvement, rising by 13 counts from 16 in July 2023 to 29 in July 2024.
Top Vehicle Makes (106 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
2 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (117 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 35 mph speed zones increased by 6, from 16 in July 2023 to 22 in July 2024, and continued to be the zone with a fatal crash in both periods. Crashes in 65 mph speed zones also increased by 3, from 8 to 11. Notably, speeding-related crashes, as identified by KPIs, increased from 0 in July 2023 to 3 in July 2024.
Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 22 (4.545%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31 · 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: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-07-01 through 2024-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WAREHAM, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 60
- Total persons involved: 119
- Total vehicles involved: 106
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). "WAREHAM, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-07-01 to 2024-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/wareham/july-2024-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: 2024-07-01 – 2024-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved