Massachusetts Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Massachusetts recorded 363 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 1.0 a day, 5.1 per 100,000 people (well below the US average, rank #50 of 51). 5 Massachusetts accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the seventh-smallest state by land area.
- Capital
- Boston
- Population
- 7,029,917 (2020)
- Area
- 27,336 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 363
- Deaths / 100k
- 5.1
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Massachusetts Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Massachusetts
With a population of 7,136,171 and 62,013 million vehicle miles travelled, Massachusetts recorded 363 crash deaths in 2024: 5.1 per 100,000 people and 0.59 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 29% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 21%, motorcyclists 19%, bicyclists 3%.
About 100 deaths (27%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 20 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #50 | 363 | 5.1 | 0.59 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 670 | 7.1 | 0.84 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 47 | 6.7 | 1.33 |
| New York | #49 | 1,101 | 5.5 | 0.91 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 52 | 4.7 | 0.68 |