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NYC Road Incident Data
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Detailed reporting of motor vehicle collisions within New York City, gathered by the New York City Police Department. Each record provides specific details for an individual collision, including its date, time, and precise location through borough, post code, street names, and geographical coordinates. Furthermore, the data includes information on involved vehicles, victims, and the various factors contributing to each incident. This dataset is valuable for understanding urban traffic dynamics and accident causation.
Columns
The dataset comprises 29 distinct columns, offering granular details for each collision event:
- CRASH DATE: The date the collision occurred.
- CRASH TIME: The time of day the collision occurred.
- BOROUGH: The New York City borough where the collision took place.
- ZIP CODE: The post code of the collision location.
- LATITUDE: The geographical latitude of the collision.
- LONGITUDE: The geographical longitude of the collision.
- LOCATION: A point representation of the collision's geographical coordinates.
- ON STREET NAME: The name of the street on which the collision occurred.
- CROSS STREET NAME: The name of the cross street involved in the collision.
- OFF STREET NAME: The name of any off-street location related to the collision.
- NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED: The total count of individuals who sustained injuries.
- NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED: The total count of fatalities resulting from the collision.
- NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS INJURED: The number of pedestrians injured.
- NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS KILLED: The number of pedestrians killed.
- NUMBER OF CYCLIST INJURED: The number of cyclists injured.
- NUMBER OF CYCLIST KILLED: The number of cyclists killed.
- NUMBER OF MOTORIST INJURED: The number of motorists injured.
- NUMBER OF MOTORIST KILLED: The number of motorists killed.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTOR VEHICLE 1: The primary factor contributing to the collision for the first vehicle.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTOR VEHICLE 2: The primary factor for the second vehicle, if applicable.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTOR VEHICLE 3: The primary factor for the third vehicle, if applicable.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTOR VEHICLE 4: The primary factor for the fourth vehicle, if applicable.
- CONTRIBUTING FACTOR VEHICLE 5: The primary factor for the fifth vehicle, if applicable.
- COLLISION_ID: A unique identifier for each collision event.
- VEHICLE TYPE CODE 1: The type of the first vehicle involved.
- VEHICLE TYPE CODE 2: The type of the second vehicle involved.
- VEHICLE TYPE CODE 3: The type of the third vehicle involved.
- VEHICLE TYPE CODE 4: The type of the fourth vehicle involved.
- VEHICLE TYPE CODE 5: The type of the fifth vehicle involved.
Distribution
The data is presented in a CSV file format, with the sample file "NYC Accidents 2020.csv" being approximately 14.73 MB in size. It contains 74.9 thousand individual records, each detailing a motor vehicle collision. The structure is record-based, with each row representing a distinct collision event.
Usage
This dataset is well-suited for a variety of analytical tasks and applications:
- Seasonal Pattern Analysis: Examine the percentage of total accidents by month to uncover seasonal trends.
- Accident Frequency Analysis: Determine accident frequency by day of week and hour of day to identify peak periods.
- High-Risk Location Identification: Pinpoint particular streets with the highest accident rates and calculate their proportion of all reported accidents.
- Causation Analysis: Identify the most frequent contributing factors for accidents, both generally and specifically for fatal incidents, based on data from Vehicle 1.
- Urban Planning: Inform decisions related to traffic flow, road design, and safety infrastructure.
- Public Safety Initiatives: Develop targeted interventions to reduce accidents and enhance road safety.
Coverage
The data spans motor vehicle collisions reported by the New York City Police Department from January through August 2020. Geographically, it covers all five boroughs of New York City, with specific location details down to street names, post codes, latitude, and longitude. The demographic scope includes detailed counts of injured and killed persons, further broken down by pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists involved in these incidents.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is ideal for data analysts, urban planners, public safety officials, researchers, and data journalists. It supports studies on urban traffic patterns, road safety improvements, and policy development. For instance, analysts can explore trends, urban planners can inform infrastructure projects, and public safety teams can design effective accident prevention campaigns.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- NYC Motor Vehicle Collisions 2020
- New York City Traffic Accidents (Jan-Aug 2020)
- NYC Road Incident Data
- Motor Vehicle Safety Data NYC
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Original Data Source: NYC Road Incident Data
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