Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Marlborough, Massachusetts
City in Middlesex County · Massachusetts · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 42.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The death rate was 4.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 3.3 in Middlesex County, 5.1 in Massachusetts and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 3.3
- About the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 5.1
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Marlborough | Share in Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
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 Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Marlborough | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.1% | 27.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 40.7% | 46.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 41%
- About the same as the share in Massachusetts: 46%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Middlesex County, Massachusetts: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in Massachusetts: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| 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
- HOSMER ST1
- I-2901
- I-290 EB EXIT 4951
- I-4951
- I-495 N1
- PLEASANT ST1
- RESERVOIR ST1
- US-20 LAKESIDE DR1
- US-20 W MAIN ST1
- US-85 NB1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Yaris1
- Toyota Camry1
- Nissan Armada1
- Kawasaki Ninja 650R1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Isuzu NQR1
- Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLSTF / Fat Boy1
- GMC Sierra HD1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | I-290 EB EXIT 495 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | US-85 NB | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | HOSMER ST | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | I-290 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | US-20 LAKESIDE DR | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | RESERVOIR ST | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | PLEASANT ST | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | US-20 W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | I-495 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | I-495 N | 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.