Road Accidents: Year- and State-wise Number of Persons Killed by Types of Traffic Violation on National Highways

The dataset contains year-, state- and national-highway-wise compiled data on the total number of persons killed in the road accidents on national highways by types of traffic violations such as overspeeding, drunken driving or consumption of alcohol and drug, driving on wrong side, jumping red light, use of mobile phone, etc.

Rows: 6666
Columns: 8
Time period: 2019 to 2023
Last Updated: 31 October 2025

year	state	national_highway_type	type_of_traffic_violation	accident_or_death	value	unit
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	725	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	736	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	233	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	1818	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	2389	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	5053	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	649	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	1730	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Deaths	1006	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	311	value in absolute number

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count
year	Int64	5	6666
state	String	38	6666
national_highway_type	String	4	6666
type_of_traffic_violation	String	7	6666
accident_or_death	String	2	6666
value	Float64	1079	6534
unit	String	2	6534
note	String	2	12

Road Accidents: Year- and State-wise Number of Persons Killed by Types of Traffic Violation on National Highways

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Road Accidents: Year- and State-wise Number of Persons Killed by Types of Traffic Violation on National Highways

Rows: 6666
Columns: 8
Time period: 2019 to 2023
Last Updated: 31 October 2025

year	state	national_highway_type	type_of_traffic_violation	accident_or_death	value	unit
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	725	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	736	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	233	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	1818	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Driving On Wrong Side	Deaths	2389	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Driving On Wrong Side	Accidents	5053	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under State PWD	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	649	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	1730	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under NHAI	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Deaths	1006	value in absolute number
2023	All India	National Highways Under Other Department	Drunken Driving or Consumption Of Alcohol and Drug	Accidents	311	value in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count
year	Int64	5	6666
state	String	38	6666
national_highway_type	String	4	6666
type_of_traffic_violation	String	7	6666
accident_or_death	String	2	6666
value	Float64	1079	6534
unit	String	2	6534
note	String	2	12

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