Traffic Accident Situation in Japan for December 2017

Traffic accidents situation_December_2017 is a dataset on traffic incidents, likely containing records for the month of December 2017. The data was authored by the Traffic Planning Section of the Transportation Bureau (交通局交通企画課) and published by the National Police Agency (警察庁). It was last updated on the japan_data platform on 2023-05-12 22:18:07.619286.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly traffic accident trends and patterns (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Build models to predict high-risk periods or locations for accidents (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Assess the impact of seasonal factors on road safety (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative National Police Agency (警察庁).
• Last updated on the platform on 2023-05-12 22:18:07.619286.
• Available in a structured XLS (Excel) format.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Police Agency (警察庁), Japan.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from police reports and traffic incident records.

Time Range

December 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-05-12 22:18:07.619286; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan (inferred from platform and author).