We hope these crash records will encourage public safety initiatives and awareness. Please note, however, they are not an official record of what transpired in a particular crash or at a particular site.
Individuals using the mapping tool should understand that, because we sometimes receive incomplete crash reports (missing location data, for example), approximately 23% of all reported crashes are not included on the maps. At a particular location, the percentage of crashes able to be located may be higher or lower than the overall geocoding rate. In addition, the location of a mapped crash may be an approximation rather than the exact point where a crash occurred.
Analysis of the crash reports is a complex undertaking, one that may require trial and error on the part of users. We suggest you approach this information as a tool rather than an end in itself and that you cross-check your results with other data sources.
The data posted on this website, including crash records and other reports, are collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential crash sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings. Under federal law, this information cannot be used as evidence in any lawsuit or other action for damages that involves the sites mentioned in these records. (See 23 USC, Section 409).
Some of the information in these reports has been aggregated, some may have been incorrectly or incompletely reported to us. Therefore, EOT makes no representation as to the accuracy of the crash records or the data collected from them.