Baton Rouge Traffic Crash Incidents with Environmental and Geographic Factors

Traffic crash reports for incidents occurring within the City of Baton Rouge from September 1, 2022 onward. The data has been processed by the Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety (CARTS) at LSU. It includes details on collision circumstances, environmental conditions, and outcomes.

Use Cases

• Predict crash severity (FATALITY, INJURY) using environmental features like WEATHER CONDITION, LIGHTING CONDITION, and TYPE OF ROADWAY.
• Cluster high-incident locations for targeted interventions using geospatial coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) and STREET ADDRESS.
• Analyze contributing factors to collisions by examining PRIMARY FACTOR, SECONDARY FACTOR, and MANNER OF COLLISION.
• Assess pedestrian safety by filtering records where PEDESTRIAN INVOLVED is true and cross-referencing with INTERSECTION and RELATION TO ROADWAY.

Strengths

• Includes detailed environmental and road condition columns (WEATHER CONDITION, LIGHTING CONDITION, ROAD SURFACE).
• Contains precise geospatial data (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, GEOMETRY) and administrative boundaries (Council District, ZIP Codes, Neighborhoods).
• Data is processed by a dedicated transportation safety research center (CARTS at LSU).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety (CARTS) at LSU, via data.brla.gov.

Collection Method

Processed reports from vehicular crashes occurring within the City of Baton Rouge.

Time Range

From September 1, 2022 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:03:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.