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Worcester Crash Report
Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Worcester 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.
Worcester totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
Where Worcester 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 | Worcester | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 15,598 | 2nd of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 29 | 3rd of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 116 | 5th of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 327 | 2nd of 349 |
Reading the Worcester numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Worcester recorded 15,598 police-reported crashes, of which 3,276 involved an injury and 29 were fatal. Its fatality rate works out to 1.9 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 116 crashes involved a bicyclist and 327 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Worcester record is Main Street, with 171 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 Worcester
Named roadways with the most crashes in Worcester, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Street | 171 |
| 2 | Park Avenue | 101 |
| 3 | Interstate 290 W | 98 |
| 4 | Grafton Street | 91 |
| 5 | Interstate 290 E | 80 |
| 6 | Belmont Street | 77 |
| 7 | Chandler Street | 75 |
| 8 | Lincoln Street | 73 |
What the fatality rate means
Worcester's fatality rate is 1.9 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Worcester, about 1.9 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.
If you were injured in Worcester
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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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