Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

53 CRASHES IN
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA
OCTOBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstOctober 2024

In October 2025, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA experienced 53 crashes, a 5.36% decrease from the 56 crashes reported in October 2024. The most notable shift was a significant reduction in total injuries, which fell by 34.78% from 23 to 15 year-over-year.

53

-5.4%was 56

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

15

-34.8%was 23

Persons Injured

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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for October shows a declining trend year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 5.36%, from 56 in October 2024 to 53 in October 2025. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial decrease of 34.78%, falling from 23 to 15.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — October 2025

0.0% vs prior (2)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 2 in both October 2024 and October 2025. However, the hit-and-run crash rate slightly increased from 3.6% of total crashes in the prior period to 3.8% in the current period, due to a decrease in overall crash volume.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

15

Motorists Injured

Prior: 22-31.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · 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 year-over-year. The peak day for crashes moved from Friday in October 2024, with 12 crashes, to Wednesday in October 2025, also with 12 crashes. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 10 AM with 11 crashes in October 2024 to 2 PM with 6 crashes in October 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero for both October 2024 and October 2025. While serious injury crashes remained constant at 1 crash in both periods, minor injury crashes decreased from 12 (21.4% share) to 9 (17% share). Possible injury crashes also saw a reduction, dropping from 2 (3.6% share) to 1 (1.9% share) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes1.9%
0.0%prior 1
Minor Injury9minor injury crashes17%
-25.0%prior 12
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes1.9%
-50.0%prior 2
No Injury42no injury crashes79.2%
5.0%prior 40

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top contributing factor, 'No improper driving', decreased by 7 crashes, from 18 in October 2024 to 11 in October 2025. Crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' increased by 2, from 5 to 7, while 'Inattention' decreased by 1 crash, from 8 to 7. 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant with 8 crashes in both periods.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving11 (20.8%)-38.9%prior 18
Failed to yield right of way8 (15.1%)0.0%prior 8
Followed too closely7 (13.2%)40.0%prior 5
Inattention7 (13.2%)-12.5%prior 8
Other improper action4 (7.5%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner3 (5.7%)
Visibility obstructed1 (1.9%)
Made an improper turn1 (1.9%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (1.9%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

There was a notable shift in crash conditions year-over-year, with crashes occurring in clear weather decreasing from 53 to 40, while crashes in rainy, cloudy, or snowy conditions increased from 3 to 12. Crashes during daylight hours decreased from 47 to 31, corresponding with an increase in crashes occurring in dark conditions (both lighted and unlighted) from 7 to 20. Similarly, crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 53 to 42, while those on wet surfaces increased from 3 to 10.

Weather

Clear34 (64.2%)
-30.6%prior 49
Clear/Clear6 (11.3%)
Rain6 (11.3%)
Cloudy/Rain3 (5.7%)
Cloudy2 (3.8%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (1.9%)
Snow1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight31 (58.5%)
-34.0%prior 47
Dark - lighted roadway15 (28.3%)
200.0%prior 5
Dark - roadway not lighted5 (9.4%)
Dawn1 (1.9%)
Dusk1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry42 (79.2%)
-20.8%prior 53
Wet10 (18.9%)
Other1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The number of persons aged 55-64 involved in crashes significantly increased from 9 in October 2024 to 18 in October 2025. Among vehicle makes, Toyota crashes increased from 17 to 18, Honda crashes increased from 12 to 15, and Hyundai crashes increased from 3 to 7. Conversely, Nissan crashes decreased from 9 to 6 year-over-year.

Top Vehicle Makes (103 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA18 (17.5%)
5.9%prior 17
2
HONDA15 (14.6%)
25.0%prior 12
3
FORD10 (9.7%)
-9.1%prior 11
4
CHEVROLET8 (7.8%)
60.0%prior 5
5
HYUNDAI7 (6.8%)
6
NISSAN6 (5.8%)
-33.3%prior 9
7
GMC6 (5.8%)
8
SUBARU4 (3.9%)
9
JEEP4 (3.9%)
-42.9%prior 7
10
VOLVO3 (2.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (116 persons with recorded sex)

Male72 (62.1%)
14.3%prior 63
Female44 (37.9%)
-21.4%prior 56

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

The highest number of crashes in both periods occurred in 35 mph zones, increasing from 22 in October 2024 to 24 in October 2025. Crashes in 65 mph zones slightly decreased from 7 to 6, while those in 30 mph zones increased from 6 to 7. No fatalities were reported in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · 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: 2025-10-01 through 2025-10-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-10-01 through 2025-10-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 53
  • Total persons involved: 126
  • Total vehicles involved: 103

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

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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: October 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/west-bridgewater/october-2025-report

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