Bloomington Police Accident Calls for Service Records

Over 10,000 police call records document traffic accidents in Bloomington, Indiana, distinguishing them from official state crash reports. The Bloomington Police Department compiled this data from their Calls for Service system. Records were last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze accident frequency trends by month and weekday to identify peak periods for public safety resource allocation.
• Model the relationship between area/district codes and the nature of accidents to identify high-risk zones.
• Correlate responder deployment with case_number and cfs_number to evaluate incident resolution efficiency.
• Investigate patterns in the nature field (e.g., property damage vs. injury) across different temporal and geographic segments.

Strengths

• Includes detailed race classification codes with 13 distinct categories for demographic analysis.
• Provides precise geographic encoding via Reading Districts (e.g., LB519) for spatial analysis.
• Data is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp in April 2026.

Limitations

• The dataset explicitly warns of potential errors introduced during data collection and entry.
• Row count and overall dataset size are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.
• Data is limited to Bloomington, Indiana, limiting generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Bloomington Police Department Calls for Service system.

Collection Method

Records generated from police dispatch and response documentation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-03.

Geography

Bloomington, Indiana, USA.