Sanjana7787/us-accidents-2016-2023

# US Accidents (2016 - 2023)

## A Countrywide Traffic Accident Dataset (2016 - 2023)

### Description
This is a countrywide car accident dataset that covers 49 states of the USA. The accident data were collected from February 2016 to March 2023, using multiple APIs that provide streaming traffic incident (or event) data. These APIs broadcast traffic data captured by various entities, including the US and state departments of transportation, law enforcement agencies, traffic cameras, and traffic sensors within the road networks.

### Dataset Statistics
- **Records**: Approximately 7.7 million accident records
- **Time Period**: February 2016 - March 2023
- **Coverage**: 49 states of the USA
- **File Size**: 2.9 GB

### Source
This dataset was originally published on Kaggle by Sobhan Moosavi.

### Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite the original work appropriately.

### Files
- `US_Accidents_March23.csv` - Main dataset file containing all accident records