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Data on all motor-vehicle-related crashes. This should include crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists (which may or may not be divided into multiple datasets). Please note: This dataset refers to data on specific incidents, not monthly or annual totals. Data on where and when crashes are occuring is crucial for both measuring street safety and figuring out where interventions are needed. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | These are Socrata datasets so not directly in any of these formats but easily exportable in several of them, plus API enabled. | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | I created the datasets in the first place but I think any reasonable search would bring them up. Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=chicago+traffic+crash+open+data | |
| licence_url | https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Chicago Police Department | |
| characteristics | Date, Time (may be approximate), Location, Type, description, or charges, Injuries? (yes or no), Fatalities? (yes or no) | |
| location | href="https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-Crashes-Crashes/85ca-t3if" https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C">rel="nofollow">https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C - , href="https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-Crashes-Vehicles/68nd-jvt3" https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C">rel="nofollow">https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C - , href="https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-Crashes-People/u6pd-qa9d" https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C">rel="nofollow">https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-C - |