Instructions: Record the crash location, formatted as degrees.minutes.seconds + compass direction for both N/S and E/W. Definition: The crash location latitude and longitude coordinates, obtained by GPS or mapping. Rationale: This element is critical for problem identification, prevention programs, engineering evaluations, mapping, and linkage purposes. The location information in a crash file must be capable…
Instructions: Enter the date as MMDDYYYY. Definition: The date (month, day, and year) when the crash occurred, formatted as MMDDYYYY. Rationale: This element is important for management/administration, evaluation and linkage. Example Data Quality Audit Results Report Type Acceptable Inconsistent Invalid Empty Local Police (electronic) 352 99.7% – – – – 1 0.3% Local Police (paper)…
Instructions: Record the name of the official Massachusetts community where the crash occurred. If a small neighborhood or village exists within a larger city/town, the city/town name is preferred. Definition: The city/place (political jurisdiction) where the crash physically occurred. Rationale: This element is important for analyses of local area programs or for linkage of the…