Traffic Accident Situation in Japan for January 2020

Traffic accident data for Japan in January 2020, published by the National Police Agency. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2023 and is provided in XLS format. The original author is the Traffic Planning Section of the Traffic Bureau.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal and spatial patterns of traffic accidents (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Build models to correlate accident rates with external factors like weather or holidays (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark regional road safety performance for policy evaluation (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the National Police Agency (警察庁), an authoritative source.
• Last updated on the platform on 2023-05-08 20:53:11.239321.
• Data is provided in a structured XLS format.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unavailable.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the source and the specific month of January 2020.

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

January 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2023-05 08 20:53:11.239321; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan