Traffic Accident Situation in Japan for December 2019

Traffic accident data for Japan, specifically for December 2019. The dataset was published by the National Police Agency's Traffic Planning Division and is available on the japan_data platform. The data is provided in an XLS file format and was last updated on the platform in April 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal traffic accident trends for a specific month (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Developing risk models for road safety interventions (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmarking regional accident statistics (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the National Police Agency (警察庁), an authoritative source for traffic data.
• Last updated on the japan_data platform on 2023-04-27 10:06:39.713166.

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 dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

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

December 2019

Freshness

Data covers December 2019; platform record updated in April 2023.

Geography

Japan