Baton Rouge Traffic Incidents with Collision and Location Details, 2010-2020

Traffic incident reports handled by the Baton Rouge Police Department from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2020. The dataset includes columns for MANNER OF COLLISION, SURFACE CONDITION, PEDESTRIAN, INJURY, and FATALITY, along with multiple location fields like GEOLOCATION, ROAD TYPE, and ZIP Codes. It was published by data.brla.gov and last updated on September 6, 2023.

Use Cases

• Classify accident severity (FATALITY, INJURY) using features like MANNER OF COLLISION and SURFACE CONDITION from over 20 available columns.
• Analyze spatial patterns of incidents by joining on GEOLOCATION, Council Districts, and Neighborhoods.
• Model the influence of environmental factors like SURFACE TYPE and SURFACE CONDITION on PEDESTRIAN incidents.
• Temporally analyze incident trends and seasonality using the OCCURED ON date field.

Strengths

• Covers a substantial 11-year time range from 2010 to 2020.
• Includes detailed incident attributes such as MANNER OF COLLISION, ROAD TYPE, and injury indicators.
• Offers multiple geographic identifiers including GEOLOCATION, ZIP Codes, and Council Districts for spatial analysis.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Baton Rouge Police Department via data.brla.gov

Collection Method

Police department incident reports from a legacy reporting system.

Time Range

2010-01-01 to 2020-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2023-09-06 15:43:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA