Edmonton Traffic Collision Injuries by Age, Gender, and Severity

Annual collision reports detail injuries and fatalities categorized by age group, gender, and severity. Data originates from Edmonton's Collision Reporting Centres, a partnership between Edmonton Police Service and Accident Support Services International. The dataset was last updated in September 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Injury Age Group and Injury Severity to identify high-risk demographics.
• Compare Sum of Injuries and Fatalities across different Traffic Control Name types to evaluate intersection safety.
• Model Injury Severity as a function of Injury Gender and Injury Mode using classification algorithms.
• Track trends in Sum of Injuries and Fatalities over Collision Report Year to assess policy impact.

Strengths

• Contains multiple categorical dimensions for analysis, including Injury Age Group, Injury Gender, and Traffic Control Name.
• Data is updated annually, with the latest update in September 2024.

Limitations

• Row count and total sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data consistency and accuracy may vary due to changes in the reporting process initiated in September 2022.

Provenance

Source

data.edmonton.ca, sourced from Edmonton Collision Reporting Centres (CRCs).

Collection Method

Collected from centralized public collision reports submitted to CRCs.

Time Range

Annual reports, specific year range unknown.

Freshness

Updated annually, last updated September 2024.

Geography

City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.