Beginning in 2000, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey annually reports motor vehicle crashes within its jurisdiction. The dataset includes yearly crash counts, categorized by facility and fatality status. It is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term crash trends by Facility and Year to identify high-risk locations.
- Compare the proportion of fatal incidents using Number of Fatal Crashes and Total Number of Motor Vehicle Crashes across different facilities.
- Model yearly safety performance for specific facilities using the Year and Total Number of Motor Vehicle Crashes columns.
Strengths
- Data covers a multi-decade period beginning in 2000, enabling longitudinal analysis.
- Includes a clear breakdown of crashes by specific facility and fatality outcome.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, via data.ny.gov
- Collection Method
- Annual reporting by the Port Authority on crashes within its jurisdiction.
- Time Range
- Beginning 2000
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 19:07:48; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.