NYC Motor Vehicle Collision Vehicle Details from 2016

Vehicle-level records for all police-reported motor vehicle collisions in New York City. The data originates from electronically submitted NYPD MV-104AN forms and includes details on each vehicle involved. Records are available from April 2016 when crash reporting switched to an electronic system.

Use Cases

• Analyze contributing factors to crashes using CONTRIBUTING_FACTOR_1, CONTRIBUTING_FACTOR_2, and POINT_OF_IMPACT.
• Profile vehicle types and driver demographics involved in collisions using VEHICLE_TYPE, VEHICLE_MAKE, DRIVER_SEX, and DRIVER_LICENSE_STATUS.
• Assess damage severity and property impact using VEHICLE_DAMAGE, PUBLIC_PROPERTY_DAMAGE, and PUBLIC_PROPERTY_DAMAGE_TYPE.
• Temporal analysis of crash trends using CRASH_DATE and CRASH_TIME.
• Link vehicle records to collision events via the COLLISION_ID key.

Strengths

• Data is collected uniformly across NYC via a standardized electronic police reporting system (FORMS).
• Includes 25 columns covering vehicle attributes, driver details, crash circumstances, and damage.
• Records are tied to a specific COLLISION_ID, enabling linkage to other related datasets.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is described as preliminary and subject to change when police reports are amended.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NYPD via data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Police officers electronically enter all MV-104AN form data using the Finest Online Records Management System (FORMS).

Time Range

From April 2016 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 23:29:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, USA.