Traffic Accident Situation in Japan, August 2022

Traffic accident records for August 2022, published by the Japanese National Police Agency. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2023 and is provided in an Excel (XLS) format. The specific number of incidents, columns, and total records is not detailed in the available metadata.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of traffic incidents for a specific month (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Model risk factors associated with road safety in a defined region (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark monthly accident statistics for policy evaluation (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the japan_data platform.
• Last updated on the platform on 2023-05-16 22:24:47.013888.
• Authoritative source: National Police Agency (警察庁).

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown.
• The dataset's license terms are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

National Police Agency (警察庁), Traffic Planning Division (交通局交通企画課).

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from police reports.

Time Range

August 2022.

Freshness

Data covers August 2022; platform record updated May 2023.

Geography

Japan (inferred from platform and author).