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Field	Value
Data last updated	February 12, 2026
Metadata last updated	February 12, 2026
Created	February 12, 2026
Format	CSV
License	Open Data Commons Attribution License
Data extraction page	https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html
Data insights	The Road Classification-wise Number of Road Accidents, Injuries and Deaths dataset provides key insights into how different categories of roads contribute to India’s overall traffic accident burden. Data trends typically show that National and State Highways, while constituting a smaller portion of total road length, account for a disproportionately large share of fatal accidents and injuries due to high traffic volume, speeding, and long-distance transport movement. In contrast, rural and district roads often experience accidents linked to poor infrastructure, lack of lighting, and limited safety measures.Comparative analysis across road types enables policymakers to identify infrastructure and enforcement gaps, such as inadequate signage, unsafe crossings, or weak surveillance on high-speed corridors. These insights are invaluable for formulating evidence-based road safety policies, prioritizing investment in safer road design, and improving emergency response mechanisms.
Data last updated	30-09-2025
Data retreival date	02-11-2025
Datastore active	True
District no	0
Frequency	Yearly
Gp no	0
Granularity	State
Has views	True
Id	eb39d353-6784-438a-9309-585d1011d86c
Idp ready	True
Indicators	['Number of Cases', 'Number of Injured', 'Number of Dead']
Lgd mapping	yes
Mapping status	100
Methodology	The Traffic Accidents in India data are compiled and published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The information is collected annually through a standardized reporting process based on the First Information Reports (FIRs) and related police records maintained at the state and district levels. Each reported traffic accident is recorded by local police authorities and categorized according to cause, type of vehicle involved, number of casualties (injured and deceased), and place of occurrence. State Crime Record Bureaus (SCRBs) and District Crime Record Bureaus (DCRBs) aggregate these data and transmit them to the NCRB, which performs data validation, consistency checks, and compilation to ensure accuracy and comparability across states and years.
No indicators	3
Package id	086a0183-52bf-4b08-881c-9b69583402a6
Position	5
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Size	44.2 KiB
Sku	ncrb-adsi_road_accidents_classification-st-yr-def
State	active
States uts no	36
Tehsil no	0
Url type	upload
Years covered	2018 - 2022
Methodology	The Traffic Accidents in India data are compiled and published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The information is collected annually through a standardized reporting process based on the First Information Reports (FIRs) and related police records maintained at the state and district levels. Each reported traffic accident is recorded by local police authorities and categorized according to cause, type of vehicle involved, number of casualties (injured and deceased), and place of occurrence. State Crime Record Bureaus (SCRBs) and District Crime Record Bureaus (DCRBs) aggregate these data and transmit them to the NCRB, which performs data validation, consistency checks, and compilation to ensure accuracy and comparability across states and years.
Indicators	['Number of Cases', 'Number of Injured', 'Number of Dead']
Similar Resources	Cases Reported and Persons Injured and Died Mode of Transport Wise Number of Persons Died in Road Accidents (2018 - 2020) Mode of Transport Wise Number of Persons Died in Road Accidents (Onwards 2021) Month of Occurrence Wise Number of Traffic Accidents Time of Occurrence Wise Number of Traffic Accidents Cause Wise Distribution of Road Accidents and Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents Place of Occurrence Wise Road Accident Deaths Classification of Railway Accidents
Granularity Level	State
Data Extraction Page	https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html
Data Retreival Date	02-11-2025
Data Last Updated	30-09-2025
Sku	ncrb-adsi_road_accidents_classification-st-yr-def
Dataset Frequency	Yearly
Years Covered	2018 - 2022
No of States/UT(s)	36
No of Districts	0
No of Tehsils/blocks	0
No of Gram Panchayats	0
Additional Information
Number of Indicators	3
Insights from the dataset	The Road Classification-wise Number of Road Accidents, Injuries and Deaths dataset provides key insights into how different categories of roads contribute to India’s overall traffic accident burden. Data trends typically show that National and State Highways, while constituting a smaller portion of total road length, account for a disproportionately large share of fatal accidents and injuries due to high traffic volume, speeding, and long-distance transport movement. In contrast, rural and district roads often experience accidents linked to poor infrastructure, lack of lighting, and limited safety measures.Comparative analysis across road types enables policymakers to identify infrastructure and enforcement gaps, such as inadequate signage, unsafe crossings, or weak surveillance on high-speed corridors. These insights are invaluable for formulating evidence-based road safety policies, prioritizing investment in safer road design, and improving emergency response mechanisms.
IDP Ready	Yes
LGD Mapping	Yes
Mapping Status %	100
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