Traffic Accident Situation in Japan, December 2016

Traffic accident data for December 2016, published by the Japanese National Police Agency. The dataset was authored by the Traffic Planning Section of the Traffic Bureau. It was last updated on the japan_data platform in May 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly traffic accident patterns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Model risk factors for road safety initiatives (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark regional accident statistics (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative National Police Agency (警察庁) of Japan.
• Last updated on the platform on 2023 05 19 22:58:43.303151.

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 (警察庁), Traffic Planning Section (交通局交通企画課)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from police reports.

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2023-05-19 22:58:43.303151; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely Japan.