Boston Crash Analysis · MassDOT · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Crossings

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, and 9 more cities — built from MassDOT crash records.

17,108
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
41
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
544
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
3.8%
Speed-related rate (metro, 2024)
01 — Crash Map

Where It Happens

Search an address, filter by crash type, compare years, or enter your commute to see every crash hotspot along your route.

Boston Crash Map
52 intersections · 13 cities · MassDOT 2022–2024
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02 — Look Up Your Street

How Safe Is Your Area?

Search any address or intersection to see a crash summary for that location. MassDOT 2022–2024.

RADIUS
03 — Dangerous Intersections

The Top 10 Crash Sites

Ranked by total crash volume across Boston. Freeway interchanges dominate due to high traffic volumes — use the Per Vehicle toggle to normalize by traffic count.

Top 10 Crash Intersections — All Metro
MassDOT 2022–2024 · 52 locations tracked
Year
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#IntersectionCrashesRate
04 — City Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each city in Boston compares on total crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors.

City Comparison
All cities · MassDOT 2024
Overview
CityCrashesFatalDUISpeedHit & RunPed
Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted crash rate · MassDOT 2024
05 — When It Happens

The Calendar of Risk

Crash patterns by hour, day of week, and month across the metro.

Crashes by Hour
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
Crashes by Day of Week
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
Crashes by Month
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
Weekday vs Weekend by Hour
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
06 — Year Over Year

Is the Metro Getting Safer?

Three years of MassDOT records show how crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors are trending across Boston.

Total Crashes
Metro-wide · MassDOT 2022–2024
Fatalities & Pedestrian Crashes
Metro-wide · MassDOT 2022–2024
DUI Crashes
2022–2024
Speed-Related
2022–2024
Hit & Run
2022–2024
07 — Severity

How Bad Are the Crashes?

41 people died on Boston roads in 2024. The severity breakdown tells us how crashes distribute between fatal, serious, minor, and property-damage-only.

Severity Distribution
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
Fatalities by City
MassDOT 2024
Fatal
Crash Type Breakdown
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
Contributing Factors
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
08 — Impaired Driving

DUI Crashes Across the Metro

111 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 0.6% of the total.

DUI Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving DUI · All Metro
DUI by City
Total DUI crashes · MassDOT 2024
09 — Speed

Speed Kills Disproportionately

3.8% of crashes are speed-related. Boston has the highest rate at 5.9%.

Speed Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving speed · All Metro
Speed's Share of Fatalities
By city · MassDOT 2024
Fatal
Crashes by Speed Limit Zone
All Metro · MassDOT 2024
10 — Hit-and-Run

14.6% of Drivers Flee the Scene

2,502 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. Cambridge leads at 30.9%.

Hit-and-Run Rate by Hour
% of crashes that are H&R · All Metro
Hit-and-Run Rate by City
% of crashes · MassDOT 2024
11 — Pedestrians & Cyclists

The Most Vulnerable on Metro Streets

544 pedestrian crashes and 484 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian Crashes by City
MassDOT · MassDOT 2024
544 pedestrian crashes in 2024. Boston accounts for 164 — 30% of the metro total despite having 45% of the population.
12 — Vision Zero Boston

Vision Zero Boston: Progress Toward Zero

Boston adopted Vision Zero Boston in 2015, setting a target of 0 traffic fatalities by 2030. The baseline was 29 fatalities in 2015.

Fatalities: Goal vs. Actual
2022–2030
13 — Sources

Where This Data Comes From

MassDOT IMPACT Open Data Hub
Crash records from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation via ArcGIS REST API. 17,108 records for 2024, covering 13 cities in the Boston metro area.

MassDOT IMPACT →
Vision Zero Boston
Boston adopted Vision Zero in 2015 under Mayor Walsh, committing to eliminate fatal and serious traffic crashes citywide by 2030.

Vision Zero Boston →
MassDOT Highway Division
Statewide crash data management, roadway safety audits, and infrastructure improvement programs across Massachusetts.

MassDOT Highway →
14 — Methodology

How I Built This

Data pipeline: Crash records queried from MassDOT IMPACT ArcGIS REST FeatureServer, paginated at 2,000 records per call. Separate service per year (e.g., MASSDOT_ODP_OPEN_2024). 17,108 records for 2024. LAT/LON coordinates are native WGS84.
City assignment: CITY_TOWN_NAME field (ALL CAPS) used to assign crashes to 13 metro cities. Records without a city match or coordinates are excluded.
Behavioral flags: DUI derived from DRVR_CNTRB_CIRC_CL text matching “Physical impairment.” Speed from “Driving too fast.” Hit-and-run from HIT_RUN_DESCR field. Pedestrian and cyclist involvement from NON_MTRST_TYPE_CL containing “Pedestrian” or “Bicyclist.”