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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA · NOVEMBER 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
116 CRASHES IN
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA
NOVEMBER 2024
In November 2024, West Springfield experienced 116 total crashes, an increase from 90 crashes in November 2023. This represents a 28.89% rise in overall crash incidents year-over-year. The most notable shift was the emergence of 1 fatality in November 2024, compared to 0 fatalities in the prior year.
116
▲ 28.9%was 90
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
49
▲ 276.9%was 13
Persons Injured
10
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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.
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 West Springfield showed an upward trend, increasing by 28.89% from 90 crashes in November 2023 to 116 crashes in November 2024. Fatalities rose from 0 to 1, and total injuries saw a substantial increase of 276.9%, from 13 to 49.
10
Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2024
▼ 0.0% vs prior (10)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 10 incidents in both November 2023 and November 2024. However, due to the overall increase in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 11.1% in the prior year to 8.6% in the current year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Cyclists Killed
1
Motorists Killed
1
Cyclists Injured
48
Motorists Injured
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 peak day for crashes shifted from Tuesday in November 2023, with 18 incidents, to Friday in November 2024, with 24 incidents. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 3 PM (11 crashes) in the prior year to 5 PM (16 crashes) in the current year.
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
The current period saw a significant increase in crash severity compared to the prior year, with 1 fatal crash and 1 serious injury crash in November 2024, whereas there were 0 fatal and 0 serious injury crashes in November 2023. Minor injury crashes more than doubled, rising from 8 to 22, and possible injury crashes increased from 2 to 9.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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 contributing factors saw notable increases in crash counts year-over-year. 'Followed too closely' crashes surged by 11 incidents, from 3 to 14, representing a 366.7% increase. Crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' increased by 7 incidents (70% rise), from 10 to 17, and 'Driving too fast for conditions' rose from 0 to 6 incidents. Conversely, 'No improper driving' crashes decreased from 36 to 32 incidents.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
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
Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 81 in November 2023 to 90 in November 2024. Incidents on wet road surfaces also rose, from 7 in the prior period to 21 in the current period. Crashes occurring in daylight increased from 56 to 65, while those in dark but lighted conditions saw a smaller increase from 27 to 30.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 169 in November 2023 to 226 in November 2024. The top vehicle make involved shifted, with Toyota moving from the second position (21 vehicles) to the first (41 vehicles), while Honda moved from first (22 vehicles) to second (27 vehicles).
Top Vehicle Makes (226 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Vehicle unit records
30 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (263 persons with recorded sex)
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 in 30 mph speed zones increased from 38 in November 2023 to 54 in November 2024, with one of these crashes being fatal in the current period. Incidents in 40 mph zones rose from 14 to 23, and those in 25 mph zones increased from 5 to 8. The 65 mph zones also saw a slight increase from 6 to 7 crashes.
Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 54 (1.852%)
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: WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 116
- Total persons involved: 288
- Total vehicles involved: 226
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). "WEST SPRINGFIELD, 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/west-springfield/november-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
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-11-01 – 2024-11-30
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved