Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Chicopee, Massachusetts
City in Hampden County · Massachusetts · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 55.3K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Chicopee, Massachusetts. That was 37.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 9.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.6 in Hampden County, 5.1 in Massachusetts and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 38 people died, an average of 7.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 7.6
- About 1.8 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5.1
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-38%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Hampden County, Massachusetts: -17%
- Massachusetts: +6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 9.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 90 percent of the share in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 23%
- About the same as the share in Massachusetts: 21%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Chicopee | Share in Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 23% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 29% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 20% | 31% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 29%
- About three-quarters of the share in Massachusetts: 27%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Chicopee | Hampden County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 28.6% | 27.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 28.6% | 27.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 42.9% | 46.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 31.4% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 43%
- About 45 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 46%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 31%
- About 60 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 34%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 5 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 18 |
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-3913
- SR-116 CHICOPEE ST3
- GRANBY RD3
- SR-33 MEMORIAL DR2
- SPRINGFIELD ST2
- SR-116 CENTER ST2
- I-902
- SR-141 GRATTAN ST2
- CENTER ST1
- ABBEY MEMORIAL DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 19 |
| SUVs | 15 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Acura MDX2
- Subaru Forester2
- Toyota RAV42
- BMW S 1000 RR1
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford Escape1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | SHAWINIGAN DR | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | GRANBY RD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | FIRST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | SR-141 GRATTAN ST | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | SR-33 MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | I-391 S | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | CHICOPEE ST | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | I-391 | 3 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | MONTGOMERY ST | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | SR-116 CHICOPEE ST | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | I-90 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | I-391 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | MEADOW ST | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | SR-116 CHICOPEE ST | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | SR-116 CHICOPEE ST | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | SR-116 CENTER ST | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | SPRINGFIELD ST | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | SPRINGFIELD ST | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | GRANBY RD | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | SR-33 MEMORIAL DR | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | I-391 RAMP | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | CENTER ST | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | JAMES ST | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | I-91 S | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | I-291 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.