Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities and occupant fatalities for U.S. states from 2005 to 2014. The data originates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). It includes columns for state, county, city, and zip code locations.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths by State over the 2005-2014 period.
- Compare Occupant Deaths and Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths for specific Counties or States.
- Map fatality rates using Location (state), Location (city), and Location (zip) columns.
Strengths
- Data sourced from the authoritative NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Covers a 10-year time range from 2005 to 2014.
- Includes multiple geographic identifiers like State, Counties, and Location (city).
Limitations
- Last updated 2016-09-26 19:11:57; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
- Collection Method
- 2005-2013 Final Reports and 2014 Annual Report File
- Time Range
- 2005-2014
- Freshness
- Last updated 2016-09-26 19:11:57.
- Geography
- United States (state-level)