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Southbridge Crash Report
Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Southbridge 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.
Southbridge totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
Where Southbridge 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 | Southbridge | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 1,016 | 115th of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 2 | 149th of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 14 | 70th of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 17 | 66th of 349 |
Reading the Southbridge numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Southbridge recorded 1,016 police-reported crashes, of which 161 involved an injury and 2 were fatal. Its fatality rate works out to 2 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 14 crashes involved a bicyclist and 17 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Southbridge record is Main St, with 35 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 Southbridge
Named roadways with the most crashes in Southbridge, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main St | 35 |
| 2 | Worcester St | 14 |
| 3 | Hamilton St | 13 |
| 4 | East Main St | 8 |
| 5 | Ashland Ave | 7 |
| 6 | Elm St | 6 |
| 7 | Lebanon Hill Rd | 5 |
| 8 | South St | 5 |
What the fatality rate means
Southbridge's fatality rate is 2 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Southbridge, about 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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