Construction Incident Reports from New York City Department of Buildings

Construction-Related Incidents is a dataset of construction-related incidents recorded by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). It contains records from the DOB Incident Database, with details on incident type, location, and outcomes. The dataset was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of construction incidents using Latitude, Longitude, and Borough columns.
• Predict the likelihood of Fatality or Injury based on Record Type Description and location features like Census Tract.
• Correlate incident types (Check2 Description) with specific building sites using BIN and BBL identifiers.
• Assess incident frequency over time for policy review using the Incident Date column.
• Map incident density by Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA) for targeted safety inspections.

Strengths

• Includes detailed geospatial columns such as Latitude, Longitude, Census Tract, and NTA for precise location analysis.
• Contains specific outcome columns like Fatality and Injury for severity assessment.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Lacks sample data, obscuring data completeness and potential null value patterns.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York City, reducing generalizability.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) Incident Database.

Collection Method

Incidents recorded through official Department of Buildings reporting.

Freshness

Last updated on April 3, 2026.

Geography

New York City, with columns for Borough, Community Board, and Council District.