Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

118 CRASHES IN
WEYMOUTH, MA
DECEMBER 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2021

Total crashes in WEYMOUTH, MA increased by 5.4% year-over-year, rising from 112 in December 2021 to 118 in December 2022. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of total injuries significantly decreased by 41.1%, from 56 to 33. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

118

5.4%was 112

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

33

-41.1%was 56

Persons Injured

3

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. 4 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend shows a slight increase in total crashes, with a 5.4% rise from 112 crashes in December 2021 to 118 crashes in December 2022. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial decrease of 41.1%, falling from 56 to 33. Fatalities remained unchanged at 0 for both periods.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2022

0.0% vs prior (3)

The count of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 3 in both December 2021 and December 2022. However, the hit-and-run rate slightly decreased from 2.7% in the prior period to 2.5% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 10.0%

32

Motorists Injured

Prior: 55-41.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday in December 2021 to Thursday in December 2022, with both days recording 25 crashes. The peak hour also shifted, moving from 4 PM with 12 crashes in the prior period to 3 PM with 15 crashes in the current period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crash rates remained at 0% for both December 2021 and December 2022. Serious injury crashes decreased from 7 (6.3% share) to 3 (2.5% share), while possible injury crashes saw a significant reduction from 17 (15.2% share) to 7 (5.9% share). Crashes resulting in no injury increased from 65 (58% share) to 91 (77.1% share) of total crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes2.5%
-57.1%prior 7
Minor Injury13minor injury crashes11%
18.2%prior 11
Possible Injury7possible injury crashes5.9%
-58.8%prior 17
No Injury91no injury crashes77.1%
40.0%prior 65

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The number of crashes where 'No improper driving' was cited increased from 26 to 29. 'Driving too fast for conditions' saw a notable increase, rising from 1 crash in December 2021 to 10 crashes in December 2022. Conversely, crashes attributed to 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased from 20 to 18, and 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' decreased from 7 to 2 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving29 (24.6%)11.5%prior 26
Failed to yield right of way18 (15.3%)-10.0%prior 20
Followed too closely16 (13.6%)6.7%prior 15
Inattention11 (9.3%)37.5%prior 8
Driving too fast for conditions10 (8.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road5 (4.2%)-28.6%prior 7
Distracted3 (2.5%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (1.7%)
Fatigued/asleep2 (1.7%)
Glare2 (1.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions slightly increased from 63 to 65, while crashes during rain conditions rose from 19 to 21. For lighting, crashes in daylight increased from 57 to 65, and those in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 44 to 37. Road surface data shows dry conditions increased from 73 to 74 crashes, and wet conditions rose from 33 to 37 crashes.

Weather

Clear65 (55.1%)
3.2%prior 63
Rain21 (17.8%)
10.5%prior 19
Cloudy12 (10.2%)
-7.7%prior 13
Cloudy/Rain5 (4.2%)
Clear/Unknown4 (3.4%)
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)2 (1.7%)
Rain/Cloudy2 (1.7%)
Snow2 (1.7%)
Rain/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)1 (0.8%)
Rain/Snow1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight65 (55.6%)
14.0%prior 57
Dark - lighted roadway37 (31.6%)
-15.9%prior 44
Dark - roadway not lighted7 (6.0%)
Dawn4 (3.4%)
Dusk3 (2.6%)
Dark - unknown roadway lighting1 (0.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry74 (62.7%)
1.4%prior 73
Wet37 (31.4%)
12.1%prior 33
Ice3 (2.5%)
Snow3 (2.5%)
Slush1 (0.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The top vehicle make involved in crashes, Toyota, saw a decrease from 44 vehicles in December 2021 to 34 in December 2022. Honda vehicles involved in crashes increased from 20 to 28, moving into the top three. The age groups 0-15, 45-54, 55-64, and 65+ all experienced an increase in the number of persons involved in crashes.

Top Vehicle Makes (220 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA34 (15.5%)
-22.7%prior 44
2
HONDA28 (12.7%)
40.0%prior 20
3
FORD26 (11.8%)
8.3%prior 24
4
JEEP21 (9.5%)
31.3%prior 16
5
CHEVROLET17 (7.7%)
-34.6%prior 26
6
NISSAN14 (6.4%)
75.0%prior 8
7
DODGE7 (3.2%)
40.0%prior 5
8
HYUNDAI7 (3.2%)
-30.0%prior 10
9
KIA7 (3.2%)
40.0%prior 5
10
GMC6 (2.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (249 persons with recorded sex)

Male130 (52.2%)
0.0%prior 130
Female119 (47.8%)
6.3%prior 112

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 mph zones increased from 49 to 54, and crashes in 60 mph zones increased from 9 to 15. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones decreased from 34 to 26. Fatal rates remained at 0% across all speed zones in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-12-01 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: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-12-01 through 2022-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WEYMOUTH, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 118
  • Total persons involved: 269
  • Total vehicles involved: 220

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). "WEYMOUTH, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/weymouth/december-2022-report

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