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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WORCESTER, MA · AUGUST 2024
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
402 CRASHES IN
WORCESTER, MA
AUGUST 2024
In August 2024, Worcester recorded 402 total crashes, a decrease of 4.51% compared to the 421 crashes in August 2023. A notable shift is the absence of fatalities in August 2024, down from 1 fatality in the prior year.
402
▼ -4.5%was 421
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Killed
140
▼ -0.7%was 141
Persons Injured
73
▼ -16.1%was 87
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. 47 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, total crashes in Worcester saw a slight decrease year-over-year, falling by 4.51% from 421 crashes in August 2023 to 402 crashes in August 2024. Total injuries remained relatively stable, decreasing marginally from 141 to 140, a 0.71% reduction.
73
Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2024
▼ -16.1% vs prior (87)
The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 87 in August 2023 to 73 in August 2024, a 16.1% reduction. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 20.7% to 18.2% of total crashes, indicating a downward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
0
Motorists Killed
0
Other Killed
6
Pedestrians Injured
4
Cyclists Injured
129
Motorists Injured
1
Other Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · 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 Tuesday in August 2023, with 72 crashes, to Friday in August 2024, with 71 crashes. The peak hour also changed, moving from 4 PM with 45 crashes in August 2023 to 5 PM with 48 crashes in August 2024, indicating a slight shift in the timing of peak crash activity.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes decreased from 1 in August 2023 to 0 in August 2024. The proportion of serious injury crashes (Severity A) slightly decreased from 1.9% (8 crashes) to 1.7% (7 crashes) year-over-year. Minor injury crashes (Severity B) also saw a decrease in proportion from 16.4% (69 crashes) to 11.4% (46 crashes), while possible injury crashes (Severity C) increased from 7.4% (31 crashes) to 10.7% (43 crashes).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased by 10 crashes, from 29 to 19, a 34.5% reduction. 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' saw a significant drop of 14 crashes, from 16 to 2, an 87.5% decrease. Conversely, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' increased by 6 crashes, from 5 to 11, a 120% rise.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
The number of crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 254 in August 2023 to 235 in August 2024. Crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces decreased from 76 to 44 year-over-year. Crashes during 'Daylight' conditions decreased from 306 to 297, while those in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 73 to 77.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 829 in August 2023 to 786 in August 2024. Toyota and Honda remained the top two vehicle makes involved, though their counts decreased slightly. Ford showed an increase of 6 vehicles, from 78 to 84, while Nissan decreased by 12 vehicles, from 55 to 43. The 16-20 age group saw a decrease in involvement from 96 persons to 72 persons, while the 65+ age group decreased from 75 persons to 48 persons.
Top Vehicle Makes (786 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Vehicle unit records
147 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (787 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 30 mph speed zone significantly increased from 93 in August 2023 to 285 in August 2024, a 206.5% rise. Crashes in the 50 mph speed zone decreased from 28 to 22. There were no fatal crashes recorded in any speed zone in August 2024, compared to August 2023 which had 1 fatal crash.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31 · 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: 2024-08-01 through 2024-08-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-08-01 through 2024-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WORCESTER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 402
- Total persons involved: 963
- Total vehicles involved: 786
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). "WORCESTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: August 2024." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-08-01 to 2024-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/worcester/august-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.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2024-08-01 – 2024-08-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved