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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WORCESTER, MA · AUGUST 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
418 CRASHES IN
WORCESTER, MA
AUGUST 2025
In August 2025, WORCESTER experienced 418 total crashes, an increase from the 402 crashes reported in August 2024, representing a 3.98% rise. A significant shift was observed in fatalities, which increased from 0 in August 2024 to 2 in August 2025.
418
▲ 4.0%was 402
Total Crash Events
2
Persons Killed
140
Persons Injured
75
▲ 2.7%was 73
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (2) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (2) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 25 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash data for WORCESTER indicates an upward trend year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 3.98% from 402 in August 2024 to 418 in August 2025. This period also saw a notable increase in fatalities, rising from 0 to 2, while total injuries remained stable at 140 in both periods.
75
Hit-and-Run Crashes — August 2025
▲ 2.7% vs prior (73)
The number of hit-and-run crashes increased slightly from 73 in August 2024 to 75 in August 2025. However, the hit-and-run crash rate decreased from 18.2% to 17.9% year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
2
Motorists Killed
4
Pedestrians Injured
7
Cyclists Injured
129
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes remained Friday in both periods, with 75 crashes in August 2025 and 71 in August 2024. The peak hour for crashes also remained 5 PM, though the count decreased from 48 crashes in August 2024 to 37 crashes in August 2025.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes increased from 0 in August 2024 to 2 in August 2025, accounting for 0.5% of total crashes in the current period. Serious injury crashes rose from 7 (1.7% share) to 10 (2.4% share) year-over-year. Conversely, possible injury crashes decreased from 43 (10.7% share) to 39 (9.3% share).
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes increased significantly by 47.4%, rising from 19 incidents in August 2024 to 28 in August 2025. 'Followed too closely' crashes also rose by 18.2%, from 22 to 26. In contrast, 'Inattention' crashes decreased by 43.8%, from 16 incidents in August 2024 to 9 in August 2025.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
The prevalence of dry road surface conditions for crashes increased from 344 in August 2024 to 377 in August 2025, while wet road conditions saw a decrease from 44 to 23. Crashes occurring in daylight conditions increased from 297 to 309, and those in clear weather conditions (Clear or Clear/Clear) increased from 302 to 355.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased by 8.0%, from 786 in August 2024 to 849 in August 2025. Toyota remained the most frequently involved vehicle make, with its count rising from 151 to 174. In terms of persons involved, the 45-54 age group saw a substantial increase of 28 persons, from 98 to 126, while the 55-64 age group decreased by 20 persons, from 98 to 78.
Top Vehicle Makes (849 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Vehicle unit records
217 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (865 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurring in 25 mph speed zones increased significantly from 22 in August 2024 to 327 in August 2025, with one fatal crash recorded in this zone in the current period. Conversely, crashes in 30 mph speed zones saw a substantial decrease from 285 to 28, with one fatal crash in this zone in August 2025. There were no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone in August 2024.
Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 1 of 327 (0.306%) · 30 mph: 1 of 28 (3.571%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · 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: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-08-01 through 2025-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WORCESTER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 418
- Total persons involved: 1,078
- Total vehicles involved: 849
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 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/worcester/august-2025-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: 2025-08-01 – 2025-08-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved