Chicago is a busy city packed with traffic. All of this traffic dramatically raises the risk of a major car accidents on any given roadway. According to statistics from the Illinois Department of Transportation, there were 98,859 car accidents in the city of Chicago in 2018. Of these, 121 accidents resulted in fatalities and 17,732 caused injuries. A total of 132 people died in traffic accidents that year, and 24,400 were injured. Approximately 2,600 of the reported injuries were serious or life-threatening, and 14,010 involved visible injuries that did not incapacitate the victim. The high volume of traffic accidents, injuries, and deaths leads one to question: What are the main causes of car accidents in Chicago?
The datasets used in this project can be found on the City of Chicago Website. Due to the size of the data stored in each dataset, I am unable to include the datasets into this repo; However, here is a quick break down of each dataset:
- Traffic_Crashes.csv: This dataset provides information about every traffic crash recorded including the Primary Contributory Cause of Accident.
- Traffic_People.csv: This dataset provides information about the individual(s) involved/present at the time of the crash.
- Traffic_Vehicles.csv: This dataset provides information about the condition of the vehicle(s) at the time of accident.