Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

20 CRASHES IN
WESTMINSTER, MA
DECEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2024

In December 2025, WESTMINSTER recorded 20 crashes, a 16.67% decrease from the 24 crashes reported in December 2024. Total injuries also saw a significant reduction, dropping by 50% from 8 in the prior period to 4 in the current period. A notable shift occurred in the manner of collision, with rear-end crashes increasing while single vehicle crashes decreased.

20

-16.7%was 24

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

4

-50.0%was 8

Persons Injured

0

Fatal Crash Events

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 · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash trends in WESTMINSTER show a decrease year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 16.67% from 24 to 20. Similarly, the number of injured persons decreased by 50%, from 8 to 4. Fatalities remained stable at zero in both periods.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Injured

Prior: 8-50.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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 Friday in December 2024 to Thursday in December 2025, with both days recording 5 crashes. The peak hour also changed, moving from 8 AM with 4 crashes in the prior period to 5 PM with 5 crashes in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The proportion of crashes resulting in injuries decreased from 25% (6 out of 24 crashes) in December 2024 to 15% (3 out of 20 crashes) in December 2025. Minor injury crashes decreased from 6 to 1, while 2 crashes in December 2025 were categorized as possible injury, a category not present in the prior period's crash severity data. There were no fatal crashes in either period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes5%
-83.3%prior 6
Possible Injury2possible injury crashes10%
No Injury17no injury crashes85%
-5.6%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The number of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased from 11 in December 2024 to 4 in December 2025, representing a 63.64% reduction in count. 'Inattention' remained a contributing factor in 2 crashes in both periods. Factors such as 'Failed to yield right of way' (3 crashes), 'Followed too closely' (2 crashes), and 'Glare' (2 crashes) appeared as contributing factors in December 2025, but were not recorded in December 2024.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving4 (20%)-63.6%prior 11
Failed to yield right of way3 (15%)
Inattention2 (10%)
Followed too closely2 (10%)
Glare2 (10%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (5%)
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway1 (5%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 10 (41.7% of total) in December 2024 to 12 (60% of total) in December 2025. Conversely, crashes under adverse weather conditions (rain, snow, sleet) decreased from 13 (54.2% of total) to 5 (25% of total). Regarding road surface, dry conditions were associated with 12 crashes (60%) in December 2025, up from 9 crashes (37.5%) in December 2024, while crashes on wet, snowy, or icy roads decreased from 15 (62.5%) to 8 (40%).

Weather

Clear7 (35.0%)
-30.0%prior 10
Clear/Clear4 (20.0%)
Cloudy2 (10.0%)
Rain/Cloudy2 (10.0%)
Cloudy/Snow1 (5.0%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)/Snow1 (5.0%)
Clear/Cloudy1 (5.0%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (5.0%)
Cloudy/Rain1 (5.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight12 (60.0%)
-7.7%prior 13
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (35.0%)
16.7%prior 6
Dark - lighted roadway1 (5.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry12 (60.0%)
33.3%prior 9
Wet5 (25.0%)
Snow2 (10.0%)
-71.4%prior 7
Ice1 (5.0%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (34 vehicles)

1
FORD5 (14.7%)
2
RAM3 (8.8%)
3
SUBARU3 (8.8%)
-40.0%prior 5
4
TOYOTA3 (8.8%)
-50.0%prior 6
5
GMC2 (5.9%)
6
CHEVROLET2 (5.9%)
7
HONDA2 (5.9%)
8
JEEP2 (5.9%)
9
MERCEDES-BENZ2 (5.9%)
10
BUIC1 (2.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (39 persons with recorded sex)

Male21 (53.8%)
-16.0%prior 25
Female17 (43.6%)
-22.7%prior 22
X / Unspecified1 (2.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph zones decreased from 8 in December 2024 to 2 in December 2025, and crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 7 to 3. Conversely, crashes in 40 mph zones increased from 3 to 6, and crashes in 55 mph zones rose from 2 to 6. There were no fatal crashes recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WESTMINSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 20
  • Total persons involved: 39
  • Total vehicles involved: 34

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). "WESTMINSTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/westminster/december-2025-report

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