Boston Crashes Boston Police And EMS Responded To Map and Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported crashes Boston police and EMS responded to in Boston, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. Boston publishes crash records monthly, so the newest records here are usually two to three months old. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 square miles (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia.
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5,000 official records from 2026-04-09 to 2026-08-01 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Published with a delay · newest record 71 days old
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· source: Analyze Boston — Vision Zero Crash Records (Boston Police / Boston EMS dispatch, ODC PDDL)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by ArcGIS object id (ObjectId); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
Recorded Crashes, Page 6
5,000 records from 2026-04-09 to 2026-08-01, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-11T18:02 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 11:00 | Boylston St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-21 | 11:00 | Boylston St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-21 | 10:00 | — | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-21 | 10:00 | — | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-21 | 10:00 | — | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 22:00 | Avery St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 22:00 | Avery St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 22:00 | Avery St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 20:00 | Woodrow Ave & Norfolk St | Cyclist |
| 2026-07-20 | 20:00 | Arborway & Pond St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 20:00 | Arborway & Pond St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 20:00 | Woodrow Ave & Norfolk St | Cyclist |
| 2026-07-20 | 20:00 | Arborway & Pond St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 19:00 | Commonwealth Ave | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 19:00 | Commonwealth Ave | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 19:00 | Commonwealth Ave | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 18:00 | Centre St & Ardale St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 18:00 | Centre St & Ardale St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 17:00 | Harvard St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 17:00 | Harvard St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 17:00 | Harvard St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 16:00 | Dewitt Dr | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 16:00 | Dewitt Dr | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 16:00 | Dewitt Dr | Pedestrian |
| 2026-07-20 | 15:00 | Jamaicaway & Arborway | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 15:00 | Jamaicaway & Arborway | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 15:00 | Jamaicaway & Arborway | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Morton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Columbia Rd & Hamilton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Morton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Columbia Rd & Hamilton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Morton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 11:00 | Columbia Rd & Hamilton St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 7:00 | Morton St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 7:00 | Morton St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 7:00 | Morton St & Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 5:00 | Saratoga St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 5:00 | Saratoga St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 5:00 | Saratoga St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 4:00 | Arborway & Centre St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 4:00 | Arborway & Centre St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 4:00 | Arborway & Centre St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 3:00 | Arlington St & Elm St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 3:00 | Arlington St & Elm St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 3:00 | Arlington St & Elm St | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 2:00 | Willers St & De Soto Rd | Cyclist |
| 2026-07-20 | 2:00 | Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 2:00 | Willers St & De Soto Rd | Cyclist |
| 2026-07-20 | 2:00 | Blue Hill Ave | Motor vehicle |
| 2026-07-20 | 2:00 | Willers St & De Soto Rd | Cyclist |
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Data: Analyze Boston — Vision Zero Crash Records (Boston Police / Boston EMS dispatch, ODC PDDL), updated 2026-08-01 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.