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Raynham Crash Report
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Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Raynham over three complete years, drawn from the state's crash records. Totals, fatalities, bicyclist and pedestrian counts, and the city's most crash-prone roads.
Raynham totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
What to do after a crash in Raynham
- Stop. Do not leave until you have exchanged information with the other driver and, if anyone is injured, police have been notified.
- Call 911 if anyone is injured, if a vehicle cannot be driven safely, or if the other driver is uncooperative.
- Exchange name, address and vehicle registration with the other driver, and get contact details for witnesses before they leave.
- Photograph the damage, the road, the position of the vehicles and any visible injuries.
- File the Crash Operator Report with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles within five days if anyone was injured or killed or property damage appears to exceed one thousand dollars.
- Report the crash to your own insurer promptly and get a medical evaluation even if you feel only minor soreness.
The full reporting rules are in how to report a car accident in Massachusetts.
Where Raynham ranks in Massachusetts
Rank among all 349 Massachusetts cities and towns in the crash record, 2022 to 2024. A lower number means more crashes of that type.
| Measure | Raynham | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 1,787 | 57th of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 4 | 81st of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 9 | 100th of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 11 | 90th of 349 |
Reading the Raynham numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Raynham recorded 1,787 police-reported crashes, of which 442 involved an injury and 4 were fatal. Its fatality rate works out to 2.2 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 9 crashes involved a bicyclist and 11 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Raynham record is New State Hwy 44 E, with 43 crashes in the most recent year of data. The full list of the city's highest-crash roads appears below.
Manner of collision is how the vehicles first came together, as the reporting officer recorded it, and by that measure the most common crash in Raynham is the rear-end collision. Rear-end collisions, where one vehicle runs into the back of another, were 31.8 percent of Raynham's reported crashes. Angle collisions, where vehicles meet at an angle because their paths cross, were 24.6 percent. Single vehicle crashes, which involve one motor vehicle, such as a car leaving the road or striking a pedestrian, were 23.7 percent, and head-on collisions, front to front, were 2.9 percent. Statewide the first three are 28.1, 23.9 and 22.9 percent. How the mix differs from town to town, and why it moves the injury and fatal rates, is set out in what kind of crash is most common in each Massachusetts town.
Most crash-prone roads in Raynham
Named roadways with the most crashes in Raynham, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New State Hwy 44 E | 43 |
| 2 | New State Hwy | 41 |
| 3 | New State Hwy 44 W | 32 |
| 4 | Broadway St | 30 |
| 5 | Broadway St 138 S | 22 |
| 6 | Amvets Memorial Highway SR-24 S | 20 |
| 7 | Broadway St 138 N | 17 |
| 8 | Paramount Dr | 11 |
What the fatality rate means
Raynham's fatality rate is 2.2 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Raynham, about 2.2 ended in a death. The rate lets you compare severity across cities of very different sizes, because it does not simply reward the city with the most traffic.
Source and data
Source: MassDOT IMPACT Crash Data Portal (Massachusetts RMV crash records), 2022 to 2024 data. Fatality context: NHTSA FARS. Analysis by Jim Glaser Law; not affiliated with or endorsed by MassDOT.
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