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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 | No | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | No | SWITRS data is typically 6-7 months behind. |
| Available free online | No | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV | |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | Search "california traffic collision data" | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 2 | |
| collector_name | California Highway Patrol | |
| online_otherwise | Yes | |
| characteristics | Date, Time (may be approximate), Location, Type, description, or charges, Injuries? (yes or no), Fatalities? (yes or no) | |
| location | https://iswitrs.chp.ca.gov/Reports/jsp/ - The Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) is a database that serves as a means to collect and process data gathered from a collision scene. , https://tims.berkeley.edu/ - The Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) has been developed over the past five-plus years by SafeTREC to provide quick, easy and free access to California crash data, the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), that has been geo-coded by SafeTREC to make it easy to map out crashes. |