Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

7 CRASHES IN
WESTMINSTER, MA
JULY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2024

In July 2025, WESTMINSTER, MA experienced 7 total crashes, a 41.7% decrease compared to the 12 crashes reported in July 2024. Despite the reduction in total crashes, the number of injuries increased by 133.3%, rising from 3 in July 2024 to 7 in July 2025. This indicates a shift towards crashes with higher injury severity.

7

-41.7%was 12

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

7

133.3%was 3

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 · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the trend for total crashes in WESTMINSTER, MA is decreasing year-over-year, with a 41.7% reduction from 12 crashes in July 2024 to 7 crashes in July 2025. However, the number of injuries significantly increased by 133.3% over the same period, rising from 3 to 7.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 3133.3%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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; July 2024 saw its peak on Sunday with 4 crashes, while July 2025's peak day was Thursday with 3 crashes. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 2 AM in July 2024 (2 crashes) to 3 PM in July 2025 (2 crashes).

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both periods reported zero fatal crashes and zero fatalities. However, the proportion of crashes resulting in minor injuries (code B) increased from 16.7% (2 crashes) in July 2024 to 42.9% (3 crashes) in July 2025. Conversely, crashes with no injuries (code O) decreased from 83.3% (10 crashes) to 57.1% (4 crashes) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury3minor injury crashes42.9%
50.0%prior 2
No Injury4no injury crashes57.1%
-60.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' significantly decreased from 8 in July 2024 to 2 in July 2025. While 'Failed to yield right of way' remained constant at 1 crash in both periods, new factors like 'Emotional,' 'Fatigued/asleep,' and 'Inattention' each contributed to 1 crash in July 2025, having not been present in July 2024. The factor 'Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway' was present in July 2024 with 1 crash but absent in July 2025.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving2 (28.6%)-75.0%prior 8
Emotional1 (14.3%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (14.3%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (14.3%)
Inattention1 (14.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather decreased from 9 in July 2024 to 5 in July 2025, and 'Rain' conditions saw a reduction from 2 crashes to 1. Crashes during 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions decreased from 5 to 2, while crashes during 'Daylight' remained stable at 4 in both periods. Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces decreased from 10 to 5, but those on 'Wet' surfaces remained at 2 for both years.

Weather

Clear5 (71.4%)
-44.4%prior 9
Rain1 (14.3%)
Rain/Fog, smog, smoke1 (14.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight4 (57.1%)
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (28.6%)
-60.0%prior 5
Dark - lighted roadway1 (14.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry5 (71.4%)
-50.0%prior 10
Wet2 (28.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (11 vehicles)

1
FORD2 (18.2%)
2
HYUNDAI2 (18.2%)
3
HINO1 (9.1%)
4
INFI1 (9.1%)
5
STRG1 (9.1%)
6
SUBARU1 (9.1%)
7
BNDT1 (9.1%)
8
VOLKSWAGEN1 (9.1%)
9
CHEVROLET1 (9.1%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (13 persons with recorded sex)

Male10 (76.9%)
11.1%prior 9
Female3 (23.1%)
-70.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30 mph zones decreased from 5 in July 2024 to 2 in July 2025, and crashes in 40 mph zones reduced from 2 to 1. The 55 mph zones also saw a decrease from 4 crashes to 2. Notably, a 50 mph speed zone appeared in July 2025 with 1 crash, which was not recorded in the prior year's data, and all speed zones reported zero fatal crashes in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WESTMINSTER, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 7
  • Total persons involved: 14
  • Total vehicles involved: 11

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). "WESTMINSTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/westminster/july-2025-report

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