Kansas City traffic accident data from the Missouri Highway Patrol's Crash Analysis Reporting Systems. The dataset includes yearly exports of accidents with injuries or fatalities that occurred within Kansas City boundaries. It is published by data.kcmo.org and was last updated on December 9, 2025.
Use Cases
- Predict accident Severity using Light Cond, Weekday, and Veh Count from 15 available columns.
- Analyze temporal patterns of accidents using Date/Time and Weekday columns from 15 available columns.
- Map high-risk intersections using On Street and At Street location columns from 15 available columns.
- Profile casualty counts by jurisdiction using Killed, Injured, and Agency columns from 15 available columns.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative Missouri Highway Patrol STARS reporting system.
- Includes 15 distinct columns covering casualty counts, location, time, and conditions.
- Last updated on 2025-12-09 17:39:54, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Missouri Highway Patrol's Crash Analysis Reporting Systems (STARS).
- Collection Method
- Yearly exports of traffic accidents with an injury or fatality.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-12-09 17:39:54; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA.