Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

24 CRASHES IN
WEBSTER, MA
NOVEMBER 2024

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2023

In November 2024, WEBSTER experienced 24 crashes, marking a 14.3% decrease from the 28 crashes recorded in November 2023. A notable shift includes the occurrence of 1 fatality in the current period, compared to 0 fatalities in the prior year.

24

-14.3%was 28

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

8

-20.0%was 10

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%was 3

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 · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in WEBSTER decreased by 14.3% year-over-year, from 28 crashes in November 2023 to 24 crashes in November 2024. Despite this reduction in total crashes, fatalities increased from 0 to 1, while total injuries decreased from 10 to 8.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

8

Motorists Injured

Prior: 10-20.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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, with the peak day moving from Friday, which had 9 crashes in November 2023, to Tuesday, which recorded 6 crashes in November 2024. The peak hour for crashes also changed, occurring at 5 p.m. with 3 crashes in the current period, compared to 8 p.m. with 4 crashes in the prior period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

In November 2024, WEBSTER recorded 1 fatality, representing a 4.2% fatal crash rate, an increase from 0 fatalities and a 0% fatal crash rate in November 2023. Total injuries decreased from 10 in the prior period to 8 in the current period. Crashes resulting in serious injury also appeared in the current period with 1 crash (4.2%), which was not present in the prior period's data.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes4.2%
Serious Injury1serious injury crashes4.2%
Minor Injury6minor injury crashes25%
0.0%prior 6
No Injury16no injury crashes66.7%
-20.0%prior 20

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Several shifts occurred in contributing factors; 'Inattention' crashes decreased from 6 to 1, and 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes decreased from 5 to 2. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' increased from 1 to 3, and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' emerged as a significant factor with 4 crashes in the current period, not being a top factor in the prior period.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving6 (25%)-14.3%prior 7
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road4 (16.7%)
Followed too closely3 (12.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (8.3%)
Over-correcting/over-steering2 (8.3%)
Failed to yield right of way2 (8.3%)-60.0%prior 5
Physical impairment1 (4.2%)
Inattention1 (4.2%)-83.3%prior 6
Made an improper turn1 (4.2%)
Other improper action1 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

The number of crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 22 in November 2023 to 19 in November 2024, while crashes in rainy conditions decreased from 3 to 1. A new condition, snow, was reported in 1 crash in the current period. Crashes occurring in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 10 to 6, whereas daylight crashes remained consistent at 13 for both periods.

Weather

Clear19 (79.2%)
-13.6%prior 22
Clear/Other1 (4.2%)
Clear/Unknown1 (4.2%)
Cloudy1 (4.2%)
Rain/Rain1 (4.2%)
Snow1 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight13 (54.2%)
0.0%prior 13
Dark - lighted roadway6 (25.0%)
-40.0%prior 10
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (8.3%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting2 (8.3%)
Dawn1 (4.2%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry21 (87.5%)
-16.0%prior 25
Wet3 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (47 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET7 (14.9%)
2
HONDA5 (10.6%)
3
FORD5 (10.6%)
-50.0%prior 10
4
JEEP4 (8.5%)
5
NISSAN4 (8.5%)
6
TOYOTA3 (6.4%)
-40.0%prior 5
7
GMC3 (6.4%)
8
HYUNDAI3 (6.4%)
9
MAZDA2 (4.3%)
10
KIA2 (4.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (51 persons with recorded sex)

Male30 (58.8%)
11.1%prior 27
Female21 (41.2%)
-16.0%prior 25

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 mph speed zones decreased from 17 in November 2023 to 13 in November 2024. While crashes in 65 mph zones decreased from 3 to 2, this zone recorded 1 fatal crash in the current period, compared to 0 fatal crashes in the prior period. Additionally, crashes in 25 mph zones increased from 3 to 4 year-over-year.

Fatal crashes by zone: 65 mph: 1 of 2 (50%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · 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: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: WEBSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 24
  • Total persons involved: 54
  • Total vehicles involved: 47

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). "WEBSTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/webster/november-2024-report

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