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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WINCHENDON, MA · OCTOBER 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
14 CRASHES IN
WINCHENDON, MA
OCTOBER 2024
In October 2024, Winchendon experienced 14 crashes, marking a 12.5% decrease from the 16 crashes reported in October 2023. Total injuries also saw a significant reduction, falling by 42.9% from 7 to 4. A notable shift was the emergence of 1 DUI crash in the current period, compared to none in the prior year.
14
▼ -12.5%was 16
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
4
▼ -42.9%was 7
Persons Injured
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
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.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash data for October indicates a declining trend year-over-year in Winchendon. Total crashes decreased by 12.5%, from 16 in October 2023 to 14 in October 2024. This reduction is also reflected in the 42.9% decrease in total injuries.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
4
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. In October 2024, the peak day for crashes was Tuesday with 4 incidents, whereas in October 2023, Friday saw the most crashes with 5. The peak hour also changed, moving from 7 PM with 2 crashes in the prior year to 8 AM with 3 crashes in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes remained at zero in both October 2023 and October 2024. Total injuries decreased from 7 in the prior period to 4 in the current period. The proportion of crashes resulting in minor injuries remained stable with 3 incidents in both periods, while serious injury crashes, which accounted for 1 incident in October 2023, were absent in October 2024.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The distribution of contributing factors changed year-over-year. Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased from 9 in October 2023 to 4 in October 2024, representing a 55.6% reduction in count. Conversely, 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes doubled, increasing from 2 to 4 incidents. Factors like 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' appeared with 2 crashes in the current period, while 'Distracted' and 'Fatigued/asleep' factors, each with 1 crash in the prior period, were not present in the current data.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Weather conditions for crashes remained largely consistent, with 10 incidents occurring in 'Clear' conditions in both periods. There was a slight decrease in crashes during 'Cloudy' weather, from 4 to 3. Regarding lighting, 'Daylight' crashes remained at 8 for both periods, while crashes occurring in 'Dark - lighted roadway' increased from 1 to 2. Road surface conditions were predominantly 'Dry' in both periods, with 13 incidents in the prior year and 12 in the current year.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (22 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Vehicle unit records
1 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (23 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Fatal crashes within specific speed limit zones remained at zero for all reported zones in both October 2023 and October 2024. Crashes in the 50 MPH zone remained constant at 4 incidents in both periods. The 25 MPH zone saw an increase from 1 crash in the prior year to 2 crashes in the current year, while the 40 MPH zone decreased from 3 crashes to 2 crashes. A crash in the 15 MPH zone present in October 2023 was not observed in October 2024.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · 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: 2024-10-01 through 2024-10-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-10-01 through 2024-10-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WINCHENDON, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 14
- Total persons involved: 25
- Total vehicles involved: 22
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). "WINCHENDON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: October 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/winchendon/october-2024-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-10-01 – 2024-10-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved