Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates by Age and Sex in Region 9, 2012 & 2014

Fatality rates per 100,000 population for motor vehicle occupants, sourced from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data for 2012 and 2014 are provided by age group and sex for Region 9, which includes San Francisco. The dataset was updated on April 28, 2025, to comply with Executive Order 14168.

Use Cases

• Analyze age-specific mortality trends using the 'Age 0-20, 2012' and 'Ages 21-34, 2014' columns.
• Compare fatality rates by sex across years using the 'Male, 2012' and 'Female, 2014' columns.
• Assess overall regional safety trends with the 'All Ages, 2012' and 'All Ages, 2014' columns.
• Map fatality data to specific counties using the 'Counties' and 'Location' columns.

Strengths

• Data sourced from the authoritative Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
• Provides rates for two distinct years (2012 and 2014) for temporal comparison.
• Includes granular breakdowns by age group, sex, and county-level geography.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data for cells with fewer than 20 deaths are suppressed, indicated by blank cells.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) via data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Administrative data collection from crash reports.

Time Range

2012, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-28 16:03:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Region 9 - San Francisco (county-level data implied by 'Counties' column)