Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

29 CRASHES IN
WRENTHAM, MA
DECEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstDecember 2024

Total crashes in Wrentham decreased by 31.0%, from 42 in December 2024 to 29 in December 2025. Despite the overall decrease in crashes, total injuries increased by 41.7%, rising from 12 to 17 year-over-year. This indicates a shift towards more injury-involved crashes in the current period.

29

-31.0%was 42

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

17

41.7%was 12

Persons Injured

3

50.0%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.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Wrentham decreased by 31.0%, from 42 in December 2024 to 29 in December 2025. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 41.7%, rising from 12 to 17 year-over-year. There were no fatalities reported in either period.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — December 2025

50.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes increased by 50%, from 2 in the prior period to 3 in the current period. The hit-and-run rate also increased from 4.8% to 10.3% year-over-year. This indicates a rising trend in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

17

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1241.7%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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 Friday with 10 crashes in the prior period to Tuesday with 8 crashes in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 4 PM with 7 crashes in the prior period to 1 PM with 6 crashes in the current period. This indicates a change in the temporal distribution of crashes year-over-year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both periods reported 0 fatalities and 0 fatal crashes. The share of minor injury crashes increased from 16.7% (7 crashes) in the prior period to 24.1% (7 crashes) in the current period. Conversely, the share of no injury crashes decreased from 73.8% (31 crashes) to 65.5% (19 crashes) year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes24.1%
0.0%prior 7
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes10.3%
0.0%prior 3
No Injury19no injury crashes65.5%
-38.7%prior 31

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Crashes attributed to "Failed to yield right of way" decreased from 8 to 5, a 37.5% reduction. "No improper driving" crashes decreased from 6 to 5, a 16.7% reduction, while "Followed too closely" crashes decreased from 5 to 4, a 20.0% reduction. "Inattention" crashes saw a significant decrease from 7 to 1, an 85.7% reduction year-over-year.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving5 (17.2%)-16.7%prior 6
Failed to yield right of way5 (17.2%)-37.5%prior 8
Followed too closely4 (13.8%)-20.0%prior 5
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (10.3%)
Made an improper turn3 (10.3%)
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings2 (6.9%)
Inattention1 (3.4%)-85.7%prior 7
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (3.4%)
Other improper action1 (3.4%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes under clear weather conditions decreased from 28 to 20 year-over-year. Crashes occurring in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 13 to 7, and those in dark-roadway not lighted conditions decreased from 12 to 3. Crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 28 to 22, while crashes on wet surfaces decreased from 7 to 5.

Weather

Clear13 (48.1%)
-43.5%prior 23
Clear/Clear7 (25.9%)
40.0%prior 5
Rain/Rain1 (3.7%)
Rain/Snow1 (3.7%)
Snow1 (3.7%)
Blowing sand, snow1 (3.7%)
Snow/Snow1 (3.7%)
Cloudy1 (3.7%)
Rain/Cloudy1 (3.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight16 (55.2%)
6.7%prior 15
Dark - lighted roadway7 (24.1%)
-46.2%prior 13
Dark - roadway not lighted3 (10.3%)
-75.0%prior 12
Dawn2 (6.9%)
Dusk1 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry22 (78.6%)
-21.4%prior 28
Wet5 (17.9%)
-28.6%prior 7
Snow1 (3.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Toyota remained the most frequently involved vehicle make with 9 vehicles in both periods. Ford vehicles involved increased from 7 to 8, while Honda vehicles involved decreased from 7 to 6. Hyundai vehicles involved increased from 5 to 6, and Nissan vehicles involved decreased from 6 to 5.

Top Vehicle Makes (56 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA9 (16.1%)
0.0%prior 9
2
FORD8 (14.3%)
14.3%prior 7
3
HYUNDAI6 (10.7%)
20.0%prior 5
4
HONDA6 (10.7%)
-14.3%prior 7
5
NISSAN5 (8.9%)
-16.7%prior 6
6
CHEVROLET4 (7.1%)
7
BMW2 (3.6%)
8
LEXUS2 (3.6%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN2 (3.6%)
-60.0%prior 5
10
SUBARU1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (72 persons with recorded sex)

Male45 (62.5%)
-8.2%prior 49
Female27 (37.5%)
-44.9%prior 49

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in the 30 MPH speed zone decreased from 6 in the prior period to 1 in the current period. Crashes in the 45 MPH speed zone also decreased from 4 to 1. The number of crashes in the 65 MPH speed zone remained stable at 3 in both periods, and no fatal crashes were reported in any speed zone in either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-12-01 through 2025-12-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: WRENTHAM, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 29
  • Total persons involved: 77
  • Total vehicles involved: 56

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

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WRENTHAM, MA Crash Intelligence Report: December 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/wrentham/december-2025-report

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