Traffic Accident Situation in Japan for April 2021

Traffic accident data for Japan, likely detailing incidents from April 2021. The dataset was published by the Police Agency's Traffic Bureau Traffic Planning Division. It was last updated on the platform in May 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal and spatial patterns of traffic accidents (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Build risk prediction models for specific road types or times of day (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Evaluate the effectiveness of traffic safety policies for a specific month (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on an official platform (japan_data) by a government agency (Police Agency)
• Last updated on the platform on 2023-05-12 22:15:58.042858

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Police Agency (Japan), Traffic Bureau Traffic Planning Division

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from police reports.

Time Range

April 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2023-05-12 22:15:58.042858; freshness should be verified

Geography

Japan