Gainesville Traffic Crash Records Since 2011

Traffic crash records from 2011 onward detail incidents on city streets under Gainesville Police Department jurisdiction. Data includes over 30 specific fields such as vehicle counts, fatalities, location coordinates, and census tract information. Records are published with a 60-day delay as mandated by Florida statute.

Use Cases

• Analyze crash frequency by Crash Day of Week and Crash Hour of Day to identify high-risk periods.
• Model the relationship between Intersect Type, At/From Intersection, and Total Fatalities to evaluate intersection safety.
• Cluster crash locations using Latitude and Longitude to identify geographic hotspots within Gainesville Police Districts.
• Correlate vehicle type counts (Total Motorcycles, Total Buses, Total Bicycles) with Total People involved to assess injury risk.
• Examine demographic factors by joining crash data with 2010 Census Tracts or Florida Census Zip Codes.

Strengths

• Contains over 30 columns detailing crash circumstances, vehicle types, and geospatial attributes.
• Temporal coverage spans from 2011 to the present, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes specific location data such as Latitude, Longitude, Address, and census geography fields.

Limitations

• Row count and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• A reporting system transition in November 2021 may cause artificial increases in counted incidents, affecting time-series comparisons.
• Data is limited to crashes within Gainesville city limits, restricting broader geographic analysis.

Provenance

Source

Gainesville Police Department, published via data.cityofgainesville.org.

Collection Method

Collected by police officers responding to and reporting on traffic crashes.

Time Range

2011 to present.

Freshness

Updated as of March 31, 2026, with a consistent 60-day publication delay.

Geography

City streets within the City of Gainesville limits, Florida, USA.