Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Leominster, Massachusetts

City in Worcester County · Massachusetts · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
44.3K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Leominster, Massachusetts. The death rate was 2.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.5 in Worcester County, 5.1 in Massachusetts and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

2.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 40 percent of the rate in Worcester County, Massachusetts: 5.5
  • About 45 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 5.1
  • About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 4 4
2022 3 3
2024 1 1

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 6.9
2021 9.2
2022 6.8
2024 2.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

100%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 7 times the share in Worcester County, Massachusetts: 14%
  • About 5 times the share in Massachusetts: 21%
  • About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 0
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Leominster Share in Worcester County
Pedestrians 1 100% 14%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 24%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 39%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 35%

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 Worcester County, Massachusetts: 33%
  • 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 Worcester County, Massachusetts: 37%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 27%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Leominster Worcester County Massachusetts United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 37.0% 27.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 32.6% 27.5% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 54.3% 46.4% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 45.7% 34.4% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

0%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 5 percent of the share in Worcester County, Massachusetts: 54%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 46%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Worcester County, Massachusetts: 46%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 34%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 2
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 3
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 1
Tue 1
Wed 4
Thu 2
Fri 1
Sat 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 10
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 8
Dark - Lighted 2
Dark - Not Lighted 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

  1. SR-12 N MAIN ST4
  2. GRAHAM ST2
  3. I-1901
  4. NONE1
  5. SR-117 LANCASTER ST1
  6. SR-12 CENTRAL ST1
  7. SR-21

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 9
Other vehicles 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1
Motorcycles 1
Pickup trucks 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry2
  2. Audi A41
  3. Buick LaCrosse1
  4. Chevrolet Silverado1
  5. Chevrolet Sonic1
  6. Ford E-1501
  7. Ford E-3501
  8. Ford Fusion1
  9. Ford Mustang1
  10. Harley Davidson FXBBS / Street Bob1

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 Deaths
May 29, 2024 1
Oct 6, 2022 1
Aug 24, 2022 1
Apr 11, 2022 1
Nov 2, 2021 1
Sep 22, 2021 1
Sep 12, 2021 1
Aug 29, 2021 1
Sep 17, 2020 1
Apr 8, 2020 1
Jan 17, 2020 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.