Traffic Accident Situation in Japan, May 2018

Traffic accident data for Japan from May 2018, published by the National Police Agency. The dataset is provided in XLS format and was last updated on the platform in May 2023. The original author is the Traffic Planning Division of the Traffic Bureau.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal or spatial patterns of traffic accidents (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Build risk prediction models for road safety (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Evaluate the effectiveness of traffic safety policies (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 23 22:58:55.394746.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown.
• Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to a single month in Japan.

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

May 2018

Freshness

Data from May 2018, metadata updated May 2023.

Geography

Japan