Non-Traffic Surveillance

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Non-Traffic Surveillance. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-10-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E238562V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Non-Traffic Surveillance
Summary:  View help for Summary The Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) system is a virtual data collection system designed to provide counts and details regarding non-traffic crashes and in non-crash injuries and fatalities. NTS non-traffic crash data is obtained through NHTSA’s Crash Investigation Sampling System, Crash Report Sampling System and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Non-traffic crashes have all harmful events and loss of control occurring off the trafficway. NTS non-crash injury data is based upon emergency department records from a special study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) All Injury Program. NTS non-crash fatality data is derived from death certificate information from the Centers for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistics System. Non-crash injuries and fatalities include occurrences such as trunk entrapment, hyperthermia and etc.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.nhtsa.gov/file-downloads?p=nhtsa/downloads/NTS/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms injuries; fatalities; automobile use; highways
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States of America
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2003 – 2021
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; census/enumeration data; event/transaction data


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