Item Name

Variable Name

Description

Label

Possible Values

Case Id

CASEID

the unique identifier of the collision report (barcode beginning 2002; 19 digit code prior to 2002)

X-Coordinate Location

POINT_X

The longitude of the geocoded location; uses the World Geodetic System from 1984 (WGS84).

Y-Coordinate Location

POINT_Y

The latitude of the geocoded location; uses the World Geodetic System from 1984 (WGS84).

Collision Year

YEAR_

the year when the collision occurred

CountyCityLocation

LOCATION

the location code of where the collision occurred

Data may appear with no leading zero.

CHP Beat Type

CHPTYPE

0 "Not CHP"

1 “Interstate"

2 "US Highway"

3 "State Route"

4 "County Road Line"

5 "County Road Area"

6 "US Highway"

7 "State Route"

8 "County Road Line"

9 "County Road Area"

10 "Safety Services Program Beats"

11 "Administrative Beats (900’s)"

1 - Interstate

2 - US Highway

3 - State Route

4 - County RoadLine

5 - County RoadArea

A - Safety Services Program Beats

S - Administrative Beats (900’s)

0 - Not CHP

ContractCity:

6 - US Highway

7 - State Route

8 - County RoadLine

9 - County RoadArea

Day of Week

DAYWEEK

the code for the day of the week when the collision occurred

1 - Monday

2 - Tuesday

3 - Wednesday

4 - Thursday

5 - Friday

6 - Saturday

7 - Sunday

Collision Severity

CRASHSEV

the injury level severity of the collision

(highest level of injury in collision)

1 - Fatal

2 - Injury (Severe)

3 - Injury (Other Visible)

4 - Injury (Complaint of Pain)

0 – Property Damage Only (PDO) (PDO collisions not included on TIMS)

PCF Violation Category

VIOLCAT

01 - Driving or Bicycling Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drug

02 - Impeding Traffic

03 - Unsafe Speed

04 - Following Too Closely

05 - Wrong Side of Road

06 - Improper Passing

07 - Unsafe Lane Change

08 - Improper Turning

09 - Automobile Right of Way

10 - Pedestrian Right of Way

11 - Pedestrian Violation

12 - Traffic Signals and Signs

13 - Hazardous Parking

14 - Lights

15 - Brakes

16 - Other Equipment

17 - Other Hazardous Violation

18 - Other Than Driver (or Pedestrian)

19 -

20 -

21 - Unsafe Starting or Backing

22 - Other Improper Driving

23 - Pedestrian or "Other" Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drug

24 - Fell Asleep

00 - Unknown

-   - Not Stated

Killed victims

KILLED

counts victims in the collision with degree of injury of 1

0 to N for each collision

Injured victims

INJURED

counts victims in the collision with degree of injury of 2, 3, or 4

0 to N for each collision

Weather 1

WEATHER1

the weather condition at the time of the collision

A - Clear

B - Cloudy

C - Raining

D - Snowing

E - Fog

F - Other

G - Wind

 -  - Not Stated

Pedestrian Collision

PEDCOL

indicates whether the collision involved a pedestrian

Y or blank

Bicycle Collision

BICCOL

indicates whether the collision involved a bicycle

Y or blank

Motorcycle Collision

MCCOL

indicates whether the collision involved a motorcycle

Y or blank

Truck Collision

TRUCKCOL

indicates whether the collision involved a big truck

Y or blank

Alcohol Involved

ETOH

indicates whether the collision involved a party that had been drinking

Y or blank

Time Category

TIMECAT

the time of the collision aggregated by 3 hour categories

300 - Time is between 0:00 and 2:59

600 - Time is between 3:00 and  5:59

900 - Time is between 6:00 and 8:59

1200 - Time is between 9:00 and 11:59

1500 - Time is between 12:00 and 14:59

1800 - Time is between15:00 and 17:59

2100 - Time is between 18:00 and 20:59

2400 – Time is between 21:00 and 23:59

2500 – Time = 25:00 (Unknown)

Month

MONTH_

The month of the year

1 – January

2 - February

3 – March

4 - April

5 – May

6 – June

7 – July

8 – August

9 – September

10 – October

11 – November

12 - December

Type of Collision

CRASHTYP

A - Head-On

B - Sideswipe

C - Rear End

D - Broadside

E - Hit Object

F - Overturned

G - Vehicle/Pedestrian

H - Other

-  - Not Stated

Motor Vehicle Involved With

INVOLVE

A - Non-Collision

B - Pedestrian

C - Other Motor Vehicle

D - Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway

E - Parked Motor Vehicle

F - Train

G - Bicycle

H - Animal

I - Fixed Object

J - Other Object

-  - Not Stated

Ped Action

PED

A - No Pedestrian Involved

B - Crossing in Crosswalk at Intersection

C - Crossing in Crosswalk Not at Intersection

D - Crossing Not in Crosswalk

E - In Road, Including Shoulder

F - Not in Road

G - Approaching/Leaving School Bus

-  - Not Stated

Primary Rd

PRIMARYRD

The road the collision occurred on

Secondary Rd

SECONDRD

A secondary reference road that DISTANCE and DIRECT are measured from

Distance

DISTANCE

Offset distance from secondary road

distance converted to feet

Direction

DIRECT

Direction of offset distance

N - North

E - East

S - South

W - West

- or blank  - Not Stated, in Intersection

Intersection

INTERSECT_

Indicates where a collision occurred at an intersection

Y - Intersection

N - Not Intersection

Blank - Not stated

Processing Date

PROCDATE

Date the record was processed

Jurisdiction

JURIS

Jurisdiction

Collision Date

DATE_

the date when the collision occurred

Collision Time

TIME_

the time when the collision occurred (24 hour time)

Data may appear with no leading zero(s).

Officer Id

BADGE

Reporting District

JURDIST

CHP Shift

SHIFT

1 - 0600 thru 1359

2 - 1400 thru 2159

3 - 2200 thru 0559

4 - CHP Not Stated

5 - Not CHP

Population

POP

1 - Incorporated (less than 2500)

2 - Incorporated (2500 - 10000)

3 - Incorporated (10000 - 25000)

4 - Incorporated (25000 - 50000)

5 - Incorporated (50000 - 100000)

6 - Incorporated (100000 - 250000)

7 - Incorporated (over 250000)

9 - Unincorporated (Rural)

0 - University (Private Property)

-  - Not Stated

Special Condition

SPECIAL

1 - Schoolbus on Public Roadway (CHP Beat or CHP Adm Beat 901)

2 - State University (Also SFIA)

3 - Schoolbus Not on Public Roadway (CHP Adm Beat 903)

4 - Offroad (Unimproved) (CHP Adm Beat 906, 907)

5 - Vista Point or Rest Area (CHP Adm Beat 903) or Scales or Inspection Facility (CHP Com Beat 860-898)

6 - Other Public Access (Improved) (CHP Adm Beat 903)

0 - Not Above

-  - Not Stated

Beat Type

BEATTYPE

1 - CHP State Highway

2 - CHP County RoadLine

3 - CHP County RoadArea

4 - Schoolbus on City Roadway (CHP Adm Beat 901)

5 - Schoolbus not on Public Roadway (CHP Adm Beat 903)

6 - Offroad (Unimproved) (CHP Adm Beat 906, 907)

7 - Vista Point or Rest Area (CHP Adm Beat 903) or Scales or Inspection Facility (CHP Com Beat 860-898)

8 - Other Public Access (Improved) (CHP Adm Beat 903)

0 - Not CHP

City Division LAPD

LAPDDIV

Includes blanks and dashes as not stated.

CHP Beat Class

BEATCLAS

1 - CHP Primary

2 - CHP Other

0 - Not CHP

Beat Number

BEATNUMB

Weather 2

WEATHER2

the weather condition at the time of the collision, if a second description is necessary

same as weather 1 above

State Highway Indicator

STATEHW

Indicates whether a collision occurred on a state highway

Y - State Highway

N - Not State Highway

Blank - Not stated

CaltransCounty

CALTRANC

Includes blanks and nulls

Caltrans District

CALTRAND

State Route

STROUTE

0 = Not State Highway

Route Suffix

ROUTESUF

Postmile Prefix

POSTPRE

Postmile

POSTMILE

Location Type

LOCATYPE

H - Highway

I   - Intersection

R - Ramp (or Collector)

- or blank  - Not State Highway

Ramp Intersection

RAMP

1 - Ramp Exit, Last 50 Feet

2 - Mid-Ramp

3 - Ramp Entry, First 50 Feet

4 - Not State Highway, Ramp-related, Within 100 Feet

5 - Intersection

6 - Not State Highway, Intersection-related, Within 250 Feet

7 - Highway

8 - Not State Highway

-  - Not Stated

Side Of Highway

SIDEHW

Code provided by Caltrans Coders; applies to divided highway, based on nominal direction of route; for single vehicle is same as nominal direction of travel, overruled by impact with second vehicle after crossing median

N - Northbound

S - Southbound

E - Eastbound

W - Westbound

Blank - Not stated/not state highway

Tow Away

TOWAWAY

Y - Yes

N - No

Party Count

PARTIES

counts total parties in the collision

1 to N for each collision

Primary Collision Factor

PCF

A - (Vehicle) Code Violation

B - Other Improper Driving

C - Other Than Driver

D - Unknown

E - Fell Asleep

-  - Not Stated

PCF Violation Code

VIOLCODE

B - Business and Professions

C - Vehicle

H - City Health and Safety

I - City Ordinance

O - County Ordinance

P - Penal

S - Streets and Highways

W - Welfare and Institutions

-   - Not Stated

PCF Violation

VIOL

Corresponds to violcat categories and described in vehicle code manual - (http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vc.htm)

PCF Violation Subsection

VIOLSUB

Blank if no subsection.

Hit And Run

HITRUN

F - Felony

M - Misdemeanor

N - Not Hit and Run

Road Surface

ROADSURF

A - Dry

B - Wet

C - Snowy or Icy

D - Slippery (Muddy, Oily, etc.)

-  - Not Stated

Road Condition 1

RDCOND1

A - Holes, Deep Ruts

B - Loose Material on Roadway

C - Obstruction on Roadway

D - Construction or Repair Zone

E - Reduced Roadway Width

F - Flooded

G - Other

H - No Unusual Condition

-  - Not Stated

Road Condition 2

RDCOND2

same as road condition 1 above

Lighting

LIGHTING

A - Daylight

B - Dusk - Dawn

C - Dark - Street Lights

D - Dark - No Street Lights

E - Dark - Street Lights Not Functioning

-  - Not Stated

Control Device

RIGHTWAY

A - Functioning

B - Not Functioning

C - Obscured

D - None

-  - Not Stated

CHP RoadType

CHPRDTYP

May be blank

Not Private Property

NOTPRIV

indicates whether the collision occurred on private property

Y or blank

Statewide Vehicle Type At Fault

STFAULT

indicates the Statewide Vehicle Type of the party who is at fault

see Party folder Statewide Vehicle Type item

CHP Vehicle Type At Fault

CHPFAULT

indicates the CHP Vehicle Type of the party who is at fault

see Party folder CHP Vehicle Type Towing item

Severe Injury count

SEVINJ

counts victims in the collision with degree of injury of 2

0 to N for each collision

Other Visible Injury count

OTHERINJ

counts victims in the collision with degree of injury of 3

0 to N for each collision

Complaint of Pain Injury count

COP

counts victims in the collision with degree of injury of 4

0 to N for each collision

Pedestrian Killed count

PEDKILL

Counts the victims in the collision with party type of 2 and degree of injury is 1

0 or 1 for each collision

Pedestrian Injured count

PEDINJ

Counts the victims in the collision with party type of 2 and degree of injury is 2, 3, or 4

0 or 1 for each collision

Bicyclist Killed count

BICKILL

Counts the victims in the collision with (((victim role of 2 and statewide vehicle type of ‘L’) or (victim role of 4)) and (victim degree of injury is 1))

0 to N for each collision

Bicyclist Injured count

BICINJ

Counts the victims in the collision with (((victim role of 2 and statewide vehicle type of ‘L’) or (victim role of 4)) and (victim degree of injury is 2, 3, or 4))

0 to N for each collision

Motorcyclist Killed count

MCKILL

counts victims in the collision with statewide vehicle type of C or O and degree of injury of 1

0 to N for each collision

Motorcyclist Injured count

MCINJURE

counts victims in the collision with statewide vehicle type of C or O and degree of injury of 2, 3, or 4

0 to N for each collision

Primary Ramp

RAMP1

NO-NB On Ramp, NF-NB Off Ramp, SO-SB On Ramp, SF-SB Off Ramp, EO-EB On Ramp, EF-EB Off Ramp, WO-WB On Ramp, WF-WB Off Ramp, To, From, Transition, Collector, Connector & blank

Secondary Ramp

RAMP2

Same as above

City

CITY

County

COUNTY

State

STATE

CHP generated GPS longitude coordinate

CHP_X

The longitude of the GPS position

CHP generated GPS latitude coordinate

CHP_Y

The latitude of the GPS position