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Time of Occurrence Wise Number of Traffic Accidents
The Time of Occurrence-wise Number of Traffic Accidents dataset, published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) reports, presents a detailed breakdown of road and railway traffic accidents across India based on the time of day at which they occurred. The Time of Occurrence-wise Number of Traffic Accidents dataset categorizes accidents into time intervals such as early morning, daytime, evening, and nighttime, enabling the study of temporal risk patterns related to driving conditions and human activity levels.
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 12 February 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | 12 February 2026 |
| Created | 12 February 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 Time of Occurrence-wise Number of Traffic Accidents dataset provides critical insights into how the time of day influences the frequency and severity of road and railway accidents across India. Data patterns typically reveal higher accident rates during evening and nighttime hours, often linked to reduced visibility, driver fatigue, and increased instances of impaired driving. Daytime hours may show elevated cases due to heavy traffic volume, while early morning accidents can be associated with long-distance travel or reduced alertness. Analyzing time-based trends allows authorities to identify peak accident windows and allocate traffic enforcement and medical response resources more efficiently. Such insights are crucial for data-driven road safety management, guiding initiatives like enhanced street lighting, stricter nighttime enforcement, and awareness campaigns targeting risky driving behaviors during high-risk hours. |
| Data last updated | 30-09-2025 |
| Data retreival date | 02-11-2025 |
| Datastore active | False |
| District no | 0 |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Gp no | 0 |
| Granularity | State |
| Has views | True |
| Id | 1dc6abc0-72aa-478c-bc3b-3f1648eb4b70 |
| Idp ready | False |
| 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. |
| Mimetype | text/csv |
| No indicators | 1 |
| Package id | 086a0183-52bf-4b08-881c-9b69583402a6 |
| Position | 4 |
| Size | 334.3 KiB |
| Sku | ncrb-adsi_time_of_occurrence_wise_traffic_accidents-st-yr-def |
| State | active |
| States uts no | 36 |
| Tehsil no | 0 |
| Url type | upload |
| Village no | 0 |
| 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. |
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| 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_time_of_occurrence_wise_traffic_accidents-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 | 1 |
| Insights from the dataset | The Time of Occurrence-wise Number of Traffic Accidents dataset provides critical insights into how the time of day influences the frequency and severity of road and railway accidents across India. Data patterns typically reveal higher accident rates during evening and nighttime hours, often linked to reduced visibility, driver fatigue, and increased instances of impaired driving. Daytime hours may show elevated cases due to heavy traffic volume, while early morning accidents can be associated with long-distance travel or reduced alertness. Analyzing time-based trends allows authorities to identify peak accident windows and allocate traffic enforcement and medical response resources more efficiently. Such insights are crucial for data-driven road safety management, guiding initiatives like enhanced street lighting, stricter nighttime enforcement, and awareness campaigns targeting risky driving behaviors during high-risk hours. |
| IDP Ready | No |
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