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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WESTBOROUGH, MA · 2022
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
704 CRASHES IN
WESTBOROUGH, MA
2022
In 2022, Westborough recorded 704 total crashes, an 18.3% increase from the 595 crashes reported in 2021. Despite the rise in total incidents and a 34.3% increase in injuries from 102 to 137, the most significant year-over-year change was the reduction in traffic fatalities, which dropped from 3 in the prior period to 0 in the current period. Notably, hit-and-run crashes more than doubled, increasing from 14 to 29.
704
▲ 18.3%was 595
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 3
Persons Killed
137
▲ 34.3%was 102
Persons Injured
29
▲ 107.1%was 14
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. 14 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Crash trends in Westborough show an overall increase year-over-year. Total crashes rose by 18.3%, from 595 in 2021 to 704 in 2022. Similarly, the number of persons injured in these incidents increased by 34.3%, from 102 to 137. In contrast, the number of fatalities decreased to zero from three in the previous year.
29
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022
▲ 107.1% vs prior (14)
Hit-and-run incidents more than doubled year-over-year, increasing from 14 crashes in 2021 to 29 in 2022. This represents a 107.1% increase in the count of hit-and-run crashes. The corresponding hit-and-run rate also trended upward, rising from 2.4% of all crashes in the prior period to 4.1% in the current period.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
2
Pedestrians Injured
3
Cyclists Injured
132
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes showed some shifts between 2021 and 2022. The peak day for crashes moved from Friday (108 incidents) in the prior year to Wednesday (125 incidents) in the current year. The peak hour for crashes remained consistent at 5 p.m. in both periods, though the number of crashes during this hour increased from 63 to 78.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Crash severity improved regarding fatalities, with fatal crashes decreasing from 2 in 2021 to 0 in 2022, bringing the fatal crash rate down from 0.34% to 0%. However, the number of crashes resulting in serious injuries increased from 2 to 5, and their share of total crashes rose from 0.3% to 0.7%. Crashes involving minor injuries also increased in both count (from 56 to 72) and proportion (from 9.4% to 10.2% of total crashes).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The top three contributing factors remained consistent year-over-year: 'No improper driving,' 'Inattention,' and 'Followed too closely.' However, there were significant increases in the counts of several key factors, with crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' rising by 79.3% from 58 to 104 incidents. Crashes involving 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Driving too fast for conditions' both doubled in count, increasing from 26 to 52 and 23 to 46, respectively.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes in both periods occurred predominantly during daylight hours on dry roads under clear skies. In 2022, crashes in daylight increased from 408 to 498, and their share of total crashes grew slightly from 68.6% to 70.7%. The proportion of crashes occurring on wet road surfaces saw an increase, rising from 16.6% of all crashes in 2021 (99 incidents) to 19.0% in 2022 (134 incidents).
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The top four vehicle makes involved in crashes remained unchanged year-over-year: Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Nissan, with all four seeing an increase in total counts. In 2022, Subaru (63 vehicles) replaced Chevrolet (60 vehicles) as the fifth most common make. Analysis of persons involved shows increases across most age demographics, with the largest growth seen in the 35-44 age group, which increased from 205 individuals in 2021 to 281 in 2022.
Top Vehicle Makes (1,312 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
86 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (1,482 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
The distribution of crashes across speed zones shifted between the two periods, with crashes in 65 mph zones seeing a substantial increase from 119 incidents in 2021 to 169 in 2022. Collisions in 30 mph zones also increased from 195 to 233, while crashes in 45 mph zones decreased from 103 to 90. Notably, the 2 fatal crashes in 2021 occurred in 40 mph and 45 mph zones, while 2022 recorded no fatal crashes in any speed zone.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31 (365 days)
- Geographic scope: WESTBOROUGH, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 704
- Total persons involved: 1,606
- Total vehicles involved: 1,312
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). "WESTBOROUGH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/westborough/2022-annual-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.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved