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Traffic deaths in Massachusetts in 2022

Deaths, 2022: 435
Fatal crashes: 413
Population: 7M

In 2022, 435 people died in 413 fatal crashes in Massachusetts. That was 5.3% more than in 2021 (413) and the most since 2005. The death rate was 6.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Massachusetts had the 31st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 48th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

About half the rate in the United States: 12.8

+5%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

413 deaths in 2021, 435 in 2022

The United States: -1%

Massachusetts traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

22%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2022

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	274
Pedestrians	95
Motorcyclists	57
Cyclists	9

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Deaths by type, 2022
Type	Deaths	Share in Massachusetts	Share in the US
Pedestrians	95	22%	18%
Motorcyclists	57	13%	15%
Cyclists	9	2%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	122	28%	32%
Speeding-related crashes	122	28%	28%

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

28%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

27%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About the same as the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2022

Category	Massachusetts	United States
Speeding-related	27.1%	26.2%
Alcohol-involved	28.1%	27.7%
At night	52.3%	53.9%
At weekends	32.2%	33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About the same as the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	16
1am	22
2am	19
3am	12
4am	8
5am	11
6am	13
7am	16
8am	9
9am	10
10am	13
11am	20
12pm	15
1pm	16
2pm	14
3pm	20
4pm	22
5pm	29
6pm	14
7pm	29
8pm	22
9pm	19
10pm	29
11pm	15

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	62
Mon	49
Tue	42
Wed	68
Thu	54
Fri	67
Sat	71

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	28
Feb	33
Mar	24
Apr	23
May	40
Jun	38
Jul	38
Aug	46
Sep	36
Oct	38
Nov	33
Dec	36

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	300
Cloudy	50
Rain	47
Snow	8
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Freezing Rain or Drizzle	1

All crashes 2022. 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	179
Dark - Lighted	125
Dark - Not Lighted	81
Dusk	11
Dawn	11
Dark - Unknown Lighting	6

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-49517
I-9310
I-9510
SR-248
I-906
MAIN ST6
I-1955
WASHINGTON ST5
I-2904
SR-24

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	266
SUVs	142
Motorcycles	61
Pickup trucks	54
Medium and heavy trucks	45
Vans	22
Other vehicles	4
Buses	3
Other light trucks	1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jun 8, 2022	Holbrook, Norfolk County	S FRANKLIN ST	1
Jun 7, 2022	Dracut, Middlesex County	BROADWAY RD	1
Jun 7, 2022	Boylston, Worcester County	I-290	1
Jun 6, 2022	Townsend, Middlesex County	SR-119 MAIN ST	1
Jun 5, 2022	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County	EAST ST	1
Jun 5, 2022	Holyoke, Hampden County	US-5 NORTHAMPTON ST	1
Jun 4, 2022	Orange, Franklin County	28 WARWICK RD	1
Jun 4, 2022	Falmouth, Barnstable County	EDGEWATER DR	1
Jun 4, 2022	Boston, Suffolk County	SR-28 STORROW DR	1
Jun 3, 2022	Chelmsford, Middlesex County	I-495	2
Jun 3, 2022	Dighton, Bristol County	ELM ST	1
Jun 3, 2022	Springfield, Hampden County	WILBRAHAM RD	1
Jun 3, 2022	Middlesex County	US-3 ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY	1
Jun 1, 2022	Sheffield, Berkshire County	US-7 S MAIN ST	1
Jun 1, 2022	Northampton, Hampshire County	US-5/SR-10 KING ST	1
May 30, 2022	Orleans, Barnstable County	MASSASOIT RD	1
May 30, 2022	Worcester, Worcester County	MAIN ST	1
May 29, 2022	Millville, Worcester County	CENTRAL ST	1
May 29, 2022	Boston, Suffolk County	CAMBRIDGE ST	1
May 28, 2022	Dedham, Norfolk County	PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY	1
May 28, 2022	Boston, Suffolk County	MASSACHUSETTS AVE	1
May 27, 2022	Haverhill, Essex County	SR-125 SOUTH MAIN ST	1
May 27, 2022	Quincy, Norfolk County	SR-3 PILGRIMS HWY	1
May 26, 2022	Salisbury, Essex County	SR-1A BEACH RD	1
May 26, 2022	East Billerica, Middlesex County	SR-3A BOSTON RD	1

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Counties in Massachusetts in 2022

Area	Deaths, 2022	Per 100,000
Barnstable County	15	6.4
Berkshire County	11	8.5
Bristol County	39	6.7
Dukes County	1	4.7
Essex County	31	3.8
Franklin County	6	8.4
Hampden County	55	11.9
Hampshire County	10	6.1
Middlesex County	75	4.6
Nantucket County	1	6.9
Norfolk County	43	5.9
Plymouth County	42	7.9
Suffolk County	28	3.6
Worcester County	78	9.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	28
Feb	33
Mar	24
Apr	23
May	40
Jun	38
Jul	38
Aug	46
Sep	36
Oct	38
Nov	33
Dec	36

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	28
Feb	33
Mar	24
Apr	23
May	40
Jun	38
Jul	38
Aug	46
Sep	36
Oct	38
Nov	33
Dec	36

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	28
Feb	33
Mar	24
Apr	23
May	40
Jun	38
Jul	38
Aug	46
Sep	36
Oct	38
Nov	33
Dec	36