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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WORCESTER, MA · JULY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
370 CRASHES IN
WORCESTER, MA
JULY 2022
In July 2022, Worcester experienced 370 crashes, a slight decrease of 0.8% compared to the 373 crashes recorded in July 2021. The most significant year-over-year change was in fatalities, with 4 reported in July 2022 compared to 0 in July 2021.
370
▼ -0.8%was 373
Total Crash Events
4
Persons Killed
106
▲ 2.9%was 103
Persons Injured
72
▲ 16.1%was 62
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (4) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (3) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 67 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, the total number of crashes in Worcester remained stable with a slight decrease of 0.8% year-over-year, from 373 crashes in July 2021 to 370 crashes in July 2022. However, total fatalities increased significantly from 0 in July 2021 to 4 in July 2022, while total injuries saw a modest increase from 103 to 106.
72
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2022
▲ 16.1% vs prior (62)
The number of hit-and-run crashes increased year-over-year, rising from 62 in July 2021 to 72 in July 2022. This represents an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 16.6% in the prior period to 19.5% in the current period, indicating an upward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Cyclists Killed
4
Motorists Killed
0
Other Killed
3
Pedestrians Injured
3
Cyclists Injured
99
Motorists Injured
1
Other Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · 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 July 2021 and July 2022, increasing from 71 to 77 crashes. Similarly, the peak crash hour remained 1 PM, with an increase from 32 crashes in July 2021 to 36 crashes in July 2022. While overall crash counts were stable, there was a shift in daily distribution, with crashes decreasing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, but increasing on Sundays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The most significant change in crash severity was the increase in fatal crashes, rising from 0 in July 2021 to 3 in July 2022, representing 0.8% of all crashes in the current period. Serious injury crashes remained consistent at 5 in both periods, while minor injury crashes also held steady at 37. Crashes resulting in possible injuries decreased from 37 to 33 year-over-year.
Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 3 fatal crash events resulted in 4 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' increased by 10 crashes, from 112 in July 2021 to 122 in July 2022, representing a 33% share of factors in the current period. 'Inattention' saw a substantial decrease of 23 crashes, falling from 34 to 11 year-over-year. 'Followed too closely' decreased slightly from 26 to 24 crashes, while 'Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings' increased from 10 to 16 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in dry weather conditions significantly increased from 249 in July 2021 to 345 in July 2022, while crashes on wet road surfaces decreased substantially from 106 to 14. Correspondingly, crashes during rainy weather dropped from 92 to 11 year-over-year. Crashes in daylight conditions increased from 265 to 282, while those in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 76 to 61.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The top vehicle makes involved in crashes remained consistent, with Toyota, Honda, and Ford ranking highest in both periods. Toyota saw a slight increase from 142 to 144 vehicles, Honda increased from 71 to 92, and Ford increased from 64 to 72. Regarding person demographics, there was an increase in persons aged 0-15 (from 28 to 41), 55-64 (from 69 to 80), and 65+ (from 59 to 80), while persons aged 21-25 decreased from 112 to 88.
Top Vehicle Makes (729 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
161 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (657 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes occurring in the 30 mph speed zone decreased from 82 in July 2021 to 71 in July 2022. Crashes in the 65 mph speed zone also saw a decrease, from 10 crashes in July 2021 to 4 crashes in July 2022. Notably, the 65 mph speed zone was the only one to record a fatal crash in the current period, with 1 fatality out of 4 crashes, compared to 0 fatalities out of 10 crashes in the prior period.
Fatal crashes by zone: 65 mph: 1 of 4 (25%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · 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: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WORCESTER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 370
- Total persons involved: 875
- Total vehicles involved: 729
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.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WORCESTER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/worcester/july-2022-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
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-07-01 – 2022-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved