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Campo	Valor
Dados atualizados pela última vez	6 de março de 2026
Metadados atualizados pela última vez	6 de março de 2026
Criado	6 de março de 2026
Formato	CSV
Licença	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 Railway Accidents dataset offers significant insights into the root causes of railway accidents and the systemic risks associated with rail operations in India. Trends typically indicate that human error, including negligence of railway staff or passengers, remains the dominant cause of accidents, followed by mechanical failures such as brake malfunction, signal faults, and track defects. Additionally, accidents attributed to natural causes like floods or landslides are more frequent in specific geographic regions with challenging terrain. These findings highlight the need for a multifaceted safety strategy, combining technology upgrades, staff training, automated signaling, and public awareness campaigns to reduce accidents caused by human and technical errors. Insights from the dataset also support risk-based maintenance planning, infrastructure modernization, and policy formulation under national initiatives for rail safety enhancement. By pinpointing the most critical causes, the Cause-wise Distribution of Railway Accidents dataset enables targeted action toward achieving zero fatality goals in India’s railway system.
Data last updated	30-09-2025
Data retreival date	03-11-2025
Datastore active	True
District no	0
Frequency	Yearly
Gp no	0
Granularity	State
Has views	True
Id	6aa40a86-be8d-47e2-b0fe-ca10da46ed8b
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.
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Sku	ncrb-adsi_cause_wise_railway_accidents-st-yr-def
State	active
States uts no	36
Tags	['Cause-wise Railway Accidents', 'NCRB ADSI', 'Rail Safety Analysis India', 'Human Error in Rail Operations', 'Signal and Equipment Failures', 'Track Defects and Maintenance', 'Natural Causes in Rail Accidents', 'Railway Safety Policy and Prevention']
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	03-11-2025
Data Last Updated	30-09-2025
Sku	ncrb-adsi_cause_wise_railway_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
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Number of Indicators	3
Insights from the dataset	The Cause-wise Distribution of Railway Accidents dataset offers significant insights into the root causes of railway accidents and the systemic risks associated with rail operations in India. Trends typically indicate that human error, including negligence of railway staff or passengers, remains the dominant cause of accidents, followed by mechanical failures such as brake malfunction, signal faults, and track defects. Additionally, accidents attributed to natural causes like floods or landslides are more frequent in specific geographic regions with challenging terrain. These findings highlight the need for a multifaceted safety strategy, combining technology upgrades, staff training, automated signaling, and public awareness campaigns to reduce accidents caused by human and technical errors. Insights from the dataset also support risk-based maintenance planning, infrastructure modernization, and policy formulation under national initiatives for rail safety enhancement. By pinpointing the most critical causes, the Cause-wise Distribution of Railway Accidents dataset enables targeted action toward achieving zero fatality goals in India’s railway system.
IDP Ready	No
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