Traffic collisions - basic reports
About this dataset
Traffic collision reports recorded by the San Diego Police Department.
Generally a report is not taken for property damage-only collisions that do not involve hit & run or DUI. The California Highway Patrol is responsible for handling collisions occurring on the freeway.
This dataset includes basic information about collisions. Each row has a report_id, a unique identifier for the collision. A single collision may involve multiple people and/or vehicles. For collisions data that includes details about people and vehicles, use the Traffic Collisions Details dataset.
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| File name | Download actions | File Format | File size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic collisions (2015 through year-to-date) | Download |
CSV |
11.06 MB |
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Data Sample
| Field | Sample Value |
|---|---|
| date_time | 2016-01-11 11:55:00 |
| police_beat | 234 |
| address_no_primary | 11700 |
| address_pd_primary | |
| address_road_primary | LOMICA |
| address_sfx_primary | DRIVE |
| address_pd_intersecting | |
| address_name_intersecting | |
| address_sfx_intersecting | |
| violation_section | 22106 |
| violation_type | VC |
| charge_desc | STARTING PARKED VEHICLES OR BACKING |
| injured | 0 |
| killed | 0 |
| hit_run_lvl | MISDEMEANOR |
Understand the data
Each field in the data is defined in the table below. Use this information to inform usage of the data.
Download dictionaryData Dictionary
| field | Description | Possible_values |
|---|---|---|
| report_id | Collision report number | |
| date_time | Date/time of collision | Date / time in 24 hour format |
| police_beat | San Diego Police beat | see list linked at https://data.sandiego.gov/datasets/police-beats/ |
| address_no_primary | Street number of collision location, abstracted to block level | |
| address_pd_primary | Direction of street in location | |
| address_road_primary | Name of street | |
| address_sfx_primary | Street type | |
| address_pd_intersecting | Direction of cross street, if collision at intersection | |
| address_name_intersecting | Street name, if collision at intersection | |
| address_sfx_intersecting | Street type, if collision at intersection | |
| violation_section | Violation section for primary collision factor | |
| violation_type | Violation type for primary collision factor | |
| charge_desc | Violation section description for primary collision factor | Felony or Misdemeanor (Null if not a hit & run) |
| injured | Number of people injured in collision | |
| killed | Number of people killed in collision | |
| hit_run_lvl | Level of violation, if collision was a hit & run |
- PublisherPolice
- Last Updated Jun 1, 2026
- Update Frequency Daily
- Date Issued May 3, 2017
- Available Formats .CSV
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