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Somerset Crash Report
Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Somerset 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.
Somerset totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
Where Somerset 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 | Somerset | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 1,330 | 93rd of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 8 | 31st of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 8 | 109th of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 9 | 109th of 349 |
Reading the Somerset numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Somerset recorded 1,330 police-reported crashes, of which 323 involved an injury and 8 were fatal. Its fatality rate of 6 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes runs above the pattern for a city its size, which points to higher-severity crashes rather than simply more of them. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 8 crashes involved a bicyclist and 9 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Somerset record is County St, with 48 crashes in the most recent year of data. The full list of the city's highest-crash roads appears below.
Most crash-prone roads in Somerset
Named roadways with the most crashes in Somerset, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | County St | 48 |
| 2 | Grand Army Of The Republic Highway | 40 |
| 3 | Wilbur Ave | 22 |
| 4 | Brayton Point Rd | 13 |
| 5 | Riverside Ave | 12 |
| 6 | Grand Army Of The Republic Highway US-6 W / Brayton Avenue | 7 |
| 7 | Interstate 195 W | 7 |
| 8 | Brayton Ave | 5 |
What the fatality rate means
Somerset's fatality rate is 6 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Somerset, about 6 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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