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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
CRASH_CRN text
DISTRICT text District Number where crash occurred
CRASH_COUNTY text

County where crash occurred
MUNICIPALITY text
POLICE_AGCY text Code of the reporting Police Agency

Code of the reporting Police Agency

CRASH_YEAR text Year when the crash occurred

Year when the crash occurred
CRASH_MONTH text Crash Month

Month when the crash occurred
DAY_OF_WEEK text Day of Week

Day of the Week code when crash occurred
TIME_OF_DAY text The time of day when the crash occurred

The time of day when the crash occurred

HOUR_OF_DAY text The hour of Day when the crash occurred

The hour of Day when the crash occurred
ILLUMINATION text Code that defines lighting at crash scene

1 – Daylight 2 – Dark – no street lights 3 – Dark – street lights 4 – Dusk 5 – Dawn 6 – Dark – unknown roadway lighting 8 – Other 9 – Unknown (expired)
WEATHER text Code for the weather type at time of crash

1 – No adverse conditions 2 – Rain 3 – Sleet (hail) 4 – Snow 5 – Fog
ROAD_CONDITION text Roadway Surface Condition Code

0 – Dry 1 – Wet 2 – Sand/ mud/ dirt/ oil/ or gravel 3 – Snow covered 4 – Slush 5 – Ice 6 – Ice Patches 7 – Water – standing or moving 8 – Other 9 – Unknown (expired)
COLLISION_TYPE text Collision category that defines the crash

0 – Non collision 1 – Rear-end 2 – Head-on 3 – Rear-to-rear (Backing) 4 – Angle 5 – Sideswipe (same dir.) 6 – Sideswipe (Opposite dir.) 7 – Hit fixed object 8 – Hit pedestrian 9 – Other or Unknown
RELATION_TO_ROAD text Code for the crash’s relativity to the road

1 – On roadway 2 – Shoulder 3 – Median 4 – Roadside (off trafficway; on vehicle area) 5 – Outside trafficway (in area not meant for vehicles) 6 – In parking lane 7 – Gore (intersection of ramp and highway) 9 – Unknown
INTERSECT_TYPE text Code that defines the Intersection Type

00 – Mid-block 01 – Four way intersection 02 – “T” intersection 03 – “Y” intersection 04 – Traffic circle or Round About 05 – Multi-leg intersection 06 – On ramp 07 – Off ramp 08 – Crossover 09 – Railroad crossing 10 – Other 99 – Unknown (expired)
TCD_TYPE text Traffic Control Device Type Code

Code that defines the Traffic Control Device 0 - Not applicable 1 - Flashing traffic signal 2 - Traffic signal 3 - Stop sign 4 - Yield sign 5 - Active RR crossing controls 6 - Passive RR crossing controls 7 - Police officer or flagman 8 - Other Type TCD 9 - Unknown
URBAN_RURAL text Code to classify crash as Urban or Rural

1 – RURAL 2 – SMALL URBAN AREA (pop. To 49,999) 3 – URBANIZED AREA (pop. 50,000 to 199,999) 4 – URBANIZED AREA (pop. 200,000 or more)
LOCATION_TYPE text Code that defines the crash location

0 – Not applicable 1 – Underpass 2 – Ramp 3 – Bridge 4 – Tunnel 5 – Toll Booth 6 – Cross over related 7 – Driveway or Parking Lot 8 – Ramp and bridge 9 – Unknown
SCH_BUS_IND text Did the crash involve a School Bus? (Y/N)

Y = Yes N = No
SCH_ZONE_IND text Did the crash occur in a School Zone? (Y/N)

Y = Yes N = No
TOTAL_UNITS text
PERSON_COUNT text
VEHICLE_COUNT text
AUTOMOBILE_COUNT text
MOTORCYCLE_COUNT text
BUS_COUNT text
SMALL_TRUCK_COUNT text
HEAVY_TRUCK_COUNT text
SUV_COUNT text
VAN_COUNT text
BICYCLE_COUNT text
FATAL_COUNT text
INJURY_COUNT text
MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
MOD_INJ_COUNT text
MIN_INJ_COUNT text
UNK_INJ_DEG_COUNT text
UNK_INJ_PER_COUNT text
UNBELTED_OCC_COUNT text
UNB_DEATH_COUNT text
UNB_MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
BELTED_DEATH_COUNT text
BELTED_MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
MCYCLE_DEATH_COUNT text
MCYCLE_MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
BICYCLE_DEATH_COUNT text
BICYCLE_MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
PED_COUNT text
PED_DEATH_COUNT text
PED_MAJ_INJ_COUNT text
COMM_VEH_COUNT text
MAX_SEVERITY_LEVEL text
DRIVER_COUNT_16YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_17YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_18YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_19YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_20YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_50_64YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_65_74YR text
DRIVER_COUNT_75PLUS text
LATITUDE text
LONGITUDE text
DEC_LAT text
DEC_LONG text
EST_HRS_CLOSED text
LANE_CLOSED text Was there a lane closure? (Y/N)

1=Y, 0 = N
LN_CLOSE_DIR text Direction of traffic in closed lane (s)

1 – North 2 – South 3 – East 4 – West 5 – North And South 6 – East and West 7 – All (N,S,E,W)
NTFY_HIWY_MAINT text PENNDOT highway maintenance notified?
RDWY_SURF_TYPE_CD text Code for the Roadway surface type

1 - Concrete 2 - Blacktop 3 - Brick or Block 4 - Slag, Gravel, or Stone 5 - Dirt 8 - Other 9 - Unknown
SPEC_JURIS_CD text Special Jurisdiction Code

0 – No Special Jurisdiction 1 – National Park 2 – Military 3 – Indian Reservation 4 – College/University Campus 5 – Other Federal Sites 8 - Other 9 – Unknown
TCD_FUNC_CD text Code for Traffic Control Device state

0 – No Controls 1 – Device not Functioning 2 – Device Functioning improperly 3 – Device Functioning properly 4 – Emergency Preemptive Signal 9 – Unknown
TFC_DETOUR_IND text Was the Traffic Detoured? (Y/N)
WORK_ZONE_IND text Did the crash occur in a work zone (Y/N)

0 = No, 1 = Yes
WORK_ZONE_TYPE text Code to define the type of Work Zone

1 – Construction 2 – Maintenance 3 – Utility company
WORK_ZONE_LOC text The Work Zone Location Code

1 – Before the 1st work zone warning sign 2 – Advance warning area 3 – Transition area 4 – Activity area 5 – Termination area 8 – Other
CONS_ZONE_SPD_LIM text
WORKERS_PRES text
WZ_CLOSE_DETOUR text
WZ_FLAGGER text
WZ_LAW_OFFCR_IND text
WZ_LN_CLOSURE text
WZ_MOVING text
WZ_OTHER text
WZ_SHLDER_MDN text
FLAG_CRN text
INTERSTATE text
STATE_ROAD text
LOCAL_ROAD text
LOCAL_ROAD_ONLY text
TURNPIKE text
WET_ROAD text
SNOW_SLUSH_ROAD text
ICY_ROAD text
SUDDEN_DEER text
SHLDR_RELATED text
REAR_END text
HO_OPPDIR_SDSWP text
HIT_FIXED_OBJECT text
SV_RUN_OFF_RD text
WORK_ZONE text
PROPERTY_DAMAGE_ONLY text
FATAL_OR_MAJ_INJ text
INJURY text
FATAL text
NON_INTERSECTION text
INTERSECTION text
SIGNALIZED_INT text
STOP_CONTROLLED_INT text
UNSIGNALIZED_INT text
SCHOOL_BUS text
SCHOOL_ZONE text
HIT_DEER text
HIT_TREE_SHRUB text
HIT_EMBANKMENT text
HIT_POLE text
HIT_GDRAIL text
HIT_GDRAIL_END text
HIT_BARRIER text
HIT_BRIDGE text
OVERTURNED text
MOTORCYCLE text
BICYCLE text
HVY_TRUCK_RELATED text
VEHICLE_FAILURE text
TRAIN_TROLLEY text
PHANTOM_VEHICLE text
ALCOHOL_RELATED text
DRINKING_DRIVER text
UNDERAGE_DRNK_DRV text
UNLICENSED text
CELL_PHONE text
NO_CLEARANCE text
RUNNING_RED_LT text
TAILGATING text
CROSS_MEDIAN text
CURVE_DVR_ERROR text
LIMIT_65MPH text
SPEEDING text
SPEEDING_RELATED text
AGGRESSIVE_DRIVING text
FATIGUE_ASLEEP text
DRIVER_16YR text
DRIVER_17YR text
DRIVER_65_74YR text
DRIVER_75PLUS text
UNBELTED text
PEDESTRIAN text
DISTRACTED text
CURVED_ROAD text
DRIVER_18YR text
DRIVER_19YR text
DRIVER_20YR text
DRIVER_50_64YR text
VEHICLE_TOWED text
FIRE_IN_VEHICLE text
HIT_PARKED_VEHICLE text
MC_DRINKING_DRIVER text
DRUGGED_DRIVER text
INJURY_OR_FATAL text
COMM_VEHICLE text
IMPAIRED_DRIVER text
DEER_RELATED text
DRUG_RELATED text
HAZARDOUS_TRUCK text
ILLEGAL_DRUG_RELATED text
ILLUMINATION_DARK text
MINOR_INJURY text
MODERATE_INJURY text
MAJOR_INJURY text
NHTSA_AGG_DRIVING text
PSP_REPORTED text
RUNNING_STOP_SIGN text
TRAIN text
TROLLEY text
ROADWAY_CRN text
RDWY_SEQ_NUM text
ADJ_RDWY_SEQ text
ACCESS_CTRL text
ROADWAY_COUNTY text
LANE_COUNT text
RDWY_ORIENT text
ROAD_OWNER text

1 - Interstate - non turnpike 2 - State highway 3 - County road 4 - Local road or street 5 - East-West portion of turnpike 6 - Turnpike spur (extension) 7 - Private Road 9 - Other or Unknown
ROUTE text
SPEED_LIMIT text
SEGMENT text
OFFSET text
STREET_NAME text

Additional Information

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Data last updated August 17, 2016
Metadata last updated May 21, 2023
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