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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

Crash Data Improvement Program Guidebook

Description:

This guidebook assists crash data managers and other traffic safety professionals in identifying, defining, and measuring the characteristics of the data quality within their crash database. The quality measures include the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, consistency, integration, and accessibility of the crash data. This guidebook provides step-by-step improvements for each crash data characteristic. In addition, the guidebook provides samples of management reports that present the status of the quality measures for various agencies or the state.

Tool Type:
Application Guide
Owner Source:
federal
Sponsor/Owner:
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Published:
Availability:

The guidebook is available free of charge at the following link: Crash Data Improvement Program Guidebook.