Road Accidents in Israel

All recorded Israeli road accidents — location, cause, severity, vehicles involved.

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About this dataset

CBS + police dataset of all Israeli road accidents since 1981. Useful for road-safety research, dangerous-location apps, academic projects, data journalism.

Who it's for

Road-safety researchers
Danger-spot navigation apps
Data journalism

How to use it

  1. 1
    Download CSV from CBS.
  2. 2
    Fields are coded — you'll need a data dictionary.

Installation & setup

Python + pandas + GeoPandas for geographic analysis.

Code examples

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv("accidents_2023.csv")
severe_tlv = df[(df.severity == 1) & (df.city == 5000)]
print(f"תאונות חמורות בתל אביב 2023: {len(severe_tlv)}")

Sample response

[
  {
    "accident_id": "2023-001234",
    "date": "2023-03-15",
    "city": 5000,
    "severity": 1,
    "vehicles": 2,
    "weather": "נקי"
  }
]

FAQ

Not always — most years only injury accidents are published.

Tips & pitfalls

City codes occasionally change. Keep a CBS lookup table.

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