Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

4 CRASHES IN
WHITMAN, MA
MARCH 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstMarch 2024

Total crashes in Whitman for March 2025 were 4, a significant decrease from the 18 crashes reported in March 2024. This represents a 77.78% reduction in total crashes year-over-year. The most notable shift is the substantial decline in overall crash incidents and the absence of injuries in the current period compared to 3 injuries in the prior period.

4

-77.8%was 18

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

0

-100.0%was 3

Persons Injured

0

-100.0%was 2

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 · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Whitman showed a significant downward trend year-over-year, decreasing from 18 crashes in March 2024 to 4 crashes in March 2025. This represents a substantial 77.78% reduction in total crashes. There were no fatalities or injuries reported in March 2025, compared to 0 fatalities and 3 injuries in March 2024.

When Crashes Happen

The distribution of crashes across the week shifted year-over-year; in March 2024, Saturdays saw the most crashes with 6 incidents, while in March 2025, crashes were evenly distributed across Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with 1 crash each. The peak crash hour remained 2 p.m. in both periods, though the number of crashes at this hour decreased from 4 in March 2024 to 1 in March 2025.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Top Contributing Factors

Contributing factor 'No improper driving' decreased from 5 crashes in March 2024 to 2 crashes in March 2025. Similarly, 'Inattention' decreased from 4 crashes in the prior period to 1 crash in the current period. Factors like 'Followed too closely,' which accounted for 3 crashes in March 2024, were not reported in March 2025.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving2 (50%)-60.0%prior 5
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings1 (25%)
Inattention1 (25%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Weather conditions showed a shift, with crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather decreasing from 11 in March 2024 to 1 in March 2025. Crashes in 'Cloudy' conditions increased from 1 in March 2024 to 3 in March 2025. Information regarding lighting and road surface conditions for March 2025 was not available for comparison.

Weather

Cloudy3 (75.0%)
Clear1 (25.0%)
-90.9%prior 11

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (8 vehicles)

1
HONDA2 (25%)
2
NISSAN2 (25%)
3
FRHT1 (12.5%)
4
KIA1 (12.5%)
5
MAZDA1 (12.5%)
6
TOYOTA1 (12.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (27 persons with recorded sex)

Female14 (51.9%)
-46.2%prior 26
Male13 (48.1%)
-31.6%prior 19

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in 30 mph zones increased from 2 in March 2024 to 3 in March 2025. Conversely, crashes in 35 mph zones saw a significant decrease, falling from 6 incidents in March 2024 to 1 in March 2025. There were no crashes reported in 5 mph, 25 mph, or 40 mph zones in March 2025, unlike March 2024 which had 2, 5, and 3 crashes in those zones, respectively.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31 · 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: 2025-03-01 through 2025-03-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-03-01 through 2025-03-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WHITMAN, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 4
  • Total persons involved: 29
  • Total vehicles involved: 8

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). "WHITMAN, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-03-01 to 2025-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/whitman/march-2025-report

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