Traffic Accidents in Japan, December 2018

Japan traffic accident data for December 2018, published by the National Police Agency (警察庁). The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2023 and is provided in an Excel (XLS) format. The specific authoring unit is the Traffic Planning Section of the Traffic Bureau (交通局交通企画課).

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of accidents for a single month (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Model risk factors for road safety initiatives (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark December 2018 accident statistics against other periods (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on an official platform (japan_data).
• Last updated on the platform on 2023-05-10 21:24:55.546783.
• Authoritative source organization is the National Police Agency (警察庁).

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file size, and license information are unknown.

Provenance

Source

National 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 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2023-05 10 21:24:55.546783; freshness should be verified

Geography

Japan