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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 Cause-wise Distribution of Road Accidents and Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents dataset provides critical insights into the root causes of road traffic and railway crossing accidents, enabling evidence-based approaches to accident prevention. Analysis of national trends reveals that overspeeding and driver negligence are consistently the leading causes of road accidents, contributing to the majority of fatalities and injuries. Drunken driving, mobile phone usage, and fatigue-related incidents also emerge as major behavioral risk factors. At unmanned railway crossings, accidents often result from lack of warning systems, poor visibility, and non-compliance with safety rules, leading to high fatality rates in rural and semi-urban regions. Cause-specific analysis helps identify where to focus enforcement such as stricter speed regulation, awareness campaigns on drunk driving, or conversion of unmanned crossings into manned or automated ones.
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	9fc6f915-f978-465c-b6f2-5ce445dbc621
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	3
Package id	086a0183-52bf-4b08-881c-9b69583402a6
Position	6
Size	201.8 KiB
Sku	ncrb-adsi_cause_wise_road_accidents_and_unmanned_railway_crossings_accidents-st-yr-def
State	active
States uts no	36
Tags	['Cause-wise Road Accidents', 'Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents', 'NCRB ADSI', 'Overspeeding and Drunken Driving', 'Transport Safety Analysis', 'Road and Rail Accident Prevention', 'Public Safety Policy India', 'Accident Cause Statistics']
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_cause_wise_road_accidents_and_unmanned_railway_crossings_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	3
Insights from the dataset	The Cause-wise Distribution of Road Accidents and Unmanned Railway Crossing Accidents dataset provides critical insights into the root causes of road traffic and railway crossing accidents, enabling evidence-based approaches to accident prevention. Analysis of national trends reveals that overspeeding and driver negligence are consistently the leading causes of road accidents, contributing to the majority of fatalities and injuries. Drunken driving, mobile phone usage, and fatigue-related incidents also emerge as major behavioral risk factors. At unmanned railway crossings, accidents often result from lack of warning systems, poor visibility, and non-compliance with safety rules, leading to high fatality rates in rural and semi-urban regions. Cause-specific analysis helps identify where to focus enforcement such as stricter speed regulation, awareness campaigns on drunk driving, or conversion of unmanned crossings into manned or automated ones.
IDP Ready	No
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