ray310 / NYC-Vehicle-Collisions

Analysis of when and where New York City (NYC) vehicle collisions occur with a focus on collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists.

Analyzing New York City Motor Vehicle Collisions

In this project, we analyze motor vehicle collisions in New York City (NYC) to:

• Understand the magnitude of the problem they represent
• Determine when and where collisions occur
• Make it easier to see where serious collisions (collisions with deaths and injuries) are occurring
• Suggest causes and interventions to investigate
• Highlight problematic locations and areas that may not be obvious
  
  

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https://ray310.github.io/NYC-Vehicle-Collisions/

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Data Sources

Collision data and NYPD precinct shapefiles were obtained from NYC OpenData

NYC Collisions
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95

NYPD Precinct Shapefiles
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Police-Precincts/78dh-3ptz

Reproducing Processed Data and Analysis

1. Download and save data to local directory, e.g. /data/raw
2. Create and activate project virtual environment
   • Python 3.9.12 is used
   • Virtual environment can be created from either conda_environment.yaml or requirements.txt
3. Update data input and output parameters in process_raw_data.py as appropriate
4. Run process_raw_data.py (this script may take a while)
5. Run notebooks