Los Angeles Traffic Collisions from 2010, with Location and Victim Details

Traffic collision incidents in the City of Los Angeles transcribed from paper police reports starting in 2010. The dataset includes 28 columns such as Date Occurred, Location, Victim Age, and Crime Code Description. It is published by the Los Angeles Police Department via data.lacity.org and was last updated in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of collisions using Date Occurred and Time Occurred.
• Map incident hotspots and assess geographic risk factors using Location, Address, Cross Street, and Census Tracts.
• Profile victim demographics in collisions using Victim Age, Victim Sex, and Victim Descent.
• Correlate collision types with urban administrative boundaries using Council Districts, Area Name, and Neighborhood Councils (Certified).

Strengths

• Historical coverage from 2010 provides a long-term view of traffic safety trends.
• Includes 28 detailed columns covering location, victim demographics, time, and administrative geography.
• Addresses are generalized to the nearest hundred block to maintain privacy compliance.

Limitations

• Data transcription from paper reports may introduce inaccuracies, as noted in the description.
• The dataset is archived and no longer receives updates, limiting analysis to historical periods only.
• Some location fields contain missing data noted as (0°, 0°).

Provenance

Source

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) via data.lacity.org.

Collection Method

Transcribed from original paper traffic reports.

Time Range

2010 to present (historical data only; updates ceased).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-02; dataset is archived and no longer updated.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.