SDOT Collisions-Persons data displays locations and attributes of persons involved in traffic collisions in Seattle. The data is provided by WSDOT and stored in the Infor System, supporting programs like Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero. It is refreshed daily.
Use Cases
- Analyze pedestrian and cyclist involvement in collisions based on person-specific attributes mentioned in the description.
- Map collision locations involving persons for spatial safety analysis.
- Evaluate the impact of Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero programs on person-involved collisions.
- Monitor daily trends in person-involved traffic incidents for public safety reporting.
Strengths
- Data is refreshed daily, indicating high update frequency.
- Supports specific city programs (Safe Routes to School, Vision Zero), suggesting policy-relevant structure.
- Available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, and geospatial formats (KML, GeoPackage).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), City of Seattle
- Collection Method
- Stored in the Infor System.
- Freshness
- Daily Refresh
- Geography
- Seattle