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New York City Car Crashes

The New York City dataset is from the New York City Police department crash reports for vehicles.

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column namecolumn descriptiondata type
vehicle_record_idPrimary Key for the vehicle table - Unique record code generated by systeminteger
crash_record_idForeign Key to the crash table - Unique crash identification codeinteger
crash_date_yyyymmddOccurrence date of collisiontimestamp without time zone
crash_time_24hOccurrence time of collisiontext
crash_timestamp_yyyymmdd_24hOccurrence date and time of crashtimestamp without time zone
vehicle_idVehicle identification code assigned by systemtext
vehicle_state_registrationState where driver license was issuedtext
vehicle_typeType of vehicle based on the selected vehicle category (ATV, bicycle, car/suv, ebike, escooter, truck/bus, motorcycle, other)text
vehicle_makeVehicle maketext
vehicle_modelVehicle modeltext
vehicle_yearYear the vehicle was manufacturedinteger
vehicle_travel_directionDirection vehicle was travelingtext
vehicle_occupants_totalNumber of vehicle occupantsinteger
vehicle_driver_sexGender of drivertext
person_driver_license_statusLicense, permit, unlicensedtext
person_driver_license_jurisdictionNYPD, Port Authority, TBTA, MTA, etc.text
vehicle_pre_crash_actionGoing straight, making right turn, passing, backing, etc.text
vehicle_point_of_impactLocation on the vehicle of the initial point of impact (i.e. driver side, passenger side rear, etc.)text
vehicle_damage_main_areaLocation on the vehicle where most of the damage occurredtext
vehicle_damage_additional_area_1Additional damage locations on the vehicletext
vehicle_damage_additional_area_2Additional damage locations on the vehicletext
vehicle_damage_additional_area_3Additional damage locations on the vehicletext
property_public_damage_ynPublic property damaged (Yes or No)text
property_public_damage_typeType of public property damaged (ex. Sign, fence, light post, etc.)text
crash_cause_primaryFactors contributing to the collision for designated vehicle (note, this can be any vehicle number [1-5] from the crash dataset)text
crash_cause_secondaryFactors contributing to the collision for designated vehicle (not often used)text