Traffic Accident Situation in Japan for January 2018

Traffic accident data for Japan, likely detailing incidents from January 2018. The dataset was published by the National Police Agency's Traffic Planning Division and is available on the japan_data platform. The file format is XLS, and the metadata was last updated on May 15, 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of traffic incidents for a specific month (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Assess regional accident rates for policy evaluation (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Build a time-series model for accident forecasting (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the National Police Agency, an authoritative source for traffic data.
• File format is XLS, which is widely compatible with spreadsheet and analysis tools.
• Metadata last updated on 2023-05-15 22:26:40.414750.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unavailable, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to the japan_data source.

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

January 2018

Freshness

Data covers January 2018; metadata updated 2023-05-15.

Geography

Japan