Data Definitions
Animal
Includes a crash with an animal in the roadway. Non-injury crashes involving non-domesticated animals such as deer are not reportable.
City
City in which the crash occurred.
County
County in which the crash occurred.
Crash/Injury Severity
This is the injury severity at either the crash level or the person level. At the crash level, severity is based on the most severe injury sustained by any person involved in the crash. This is derived from the injury status reported by law enforcement for each person involved in the crash.
Crash Time
The time the crash occurred.
Cross Median
A crash that involved a vehicle crossing a median.
Ejection Crash
A crash where any occupant is completely or partially thrown from the interior of the motor vehicle, excluding motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, and snowmobiles.
Farm Equipment
A crash involving farm equipment.
Head-On
A crash involving two vehicles colliding front to front.
Injury Severity
Crash/Injury Severity definitions:
Fatal Injury
A crash where the most severe injury is a fatal injury. A fatal injury is any injury that results in death within 30 days following the motor vehicle crash and results from injuries sustained in the crash.
Suspected Serious Injury
A crash where the most severe injury is a serious injury. A serious injury is any injury other than fatal, which includes one or more of the following:
Severe laceration resulting in exposure of underlying tissues/muscle/organs or resulting in significant blood loss
Broken or distorted extremity (visual deformity or exposed bone)
Crush injuries (occupant is pinned or trapped in vehicle)
Suspected skull, chest, or abdominal injury other than bruises or minor lacerations
Significant burns (second or third degree burns over 10% or more of the body)
Unconsciousness when taken from the crash scene
Paralysis
Suspected Minor Injury
A crash where the most severe injury is a minor injury. A minor injury is any injury other than fatal or serious injuries that is evident at the scene, such as a lump on the head, abrasions, bruises, minor cuts on the skin surface with minimal bleeding, and no exposure of deeper tissue/muscle.
Possible Injury
A crash where the most severe injury is a possible injury. A possible injury is any injury reported or claimed that is not a fatal, serious, or minor injury, such as momentary loss of consciousness, claim of injury, limping, or complaint of pain or nausea.
No Apparent Injury – Property Damage Only
A crash where there is no apparent injury or reason to believe that there was any bodily harm resulting from the motor vehicle crash. For example, there is no physical evidence of injury, and none of the parties involved in the crash report any changes in normal function.
Interstate
A crash occurring on Interstates 94 or 29 in North Dakota.
Lighting Conditions
The type/level of light that existed at the time of the crash. Options include daylight, dawn, dusk, dark–lighted, dark–not lighted, dark–unknown lighting, other, or unknown.
Motor Vehicle in Transport
Any motorized road vehicle not operated on rails. When applied to motor vehicles, “in-transport” refers to being in motion or on a roadway, including a motor vehicle in traffic on a highway, a driverless motor vehicle in motion, a motionless motor vehicle abandoned on a roadway, a disabled motor vehicle on a roadway, etc.
Off-Highway Vehicles
Includes a crash with an off-highway vehicle which includes all-terrain vehicle, off-highway vehicle (ATV/OHV), or snowmobile.
Road Surface Conditions
The roadway surface condition at the time and place of the crash. Options include dry, wet, snow, slush, ice/frost, water, sand, mud/dirt/gravel, oil, other, and unknown.
Rural
Includes locations outside of the urban cities.
School Bus
A crash involving a school bus.
Single Vehicle Rollover
A non-collision crash involving a motor vehicle in transport.
Train
A crash with a railway vehicle (train, engine).
Urban
Includes the following 13 North Dakota cities:
Bismarck
Devils Lake
Dickinson
Fargo
Grand Forks
Jamestown
Mandan
Minot
Valley City
Wahpeton
Watford City
West Fargo
Williston
Winter Weather
A crash involving road conditions that include either sleet or hail, freezing rain or freezing drizzle, snow, blowing snow, slush, or ice/frost.
Work Zone
A crash occurring on a roadway where there is a work zone (construction/maintenance/utility work), including before the first work zone warning sign, advance warning area, transition area, activity area, and termination area.
Year
The calendar year in which the crash occurred.
Vision Zero Priorities
Bicycle
A crash involving a bicycle (identified as a pedalcycle on the crash report).
Distracted/Fatigued/Asleep Driver
A crash involving a distracted, fatigued or asleep driver.
Distracted
Includes one or more of the following: manually operating an electronic communication device (texting, typing, dialing); talking on hands-free electronic device; talking on hand-held electronic device; other activity, electronic device; passenger; other inside the vehicle (eating, personal hygiene, etc.); outside the vehicle (includes unspecified external distractions).
Heavy Vehicle
A crash involving a heavy vehicle defined as a single-unit truck (2-axle and GVWR more than 10,000 lbs); a single-unit truck (3 or more axles); truck pulling trailer(s); truck tractor (bobtail); truck tractor/semi-trailer; truck tractor/double; truck tractor/triple; truck more than 10,000 lbs GVWR (cannot classify).
Impaired Driving (Alcohol Only)
A crash involving a driver with officer suspected alcohol use, and/or a driver violation of DUI (alcohol), and/or driver condition at the time of the crash (under the influence of medications/drugs/alcohol).
Intersection
A crash identified as having occurred at an intersection or intersection-related on the crash report.
Lane Departure
A crash that is caused by a driver leaving the lane of travel.
Motorcycle
A crash involving a motorcycle.
Older Driver
A crash involving a driver aged 65 or older.
Pedestrian
A crash involving a pedestrian.
Speed/Aggressive Driving
A crash involving speeding, following too close, driving too fast for conditions, or operating a motor vehicle in an inattentive, careless, negligent, erratic, reckless or aggressive manner.
Unbelted Occupant
A crash involving any driver or occupant where no restraint was used or only a shoulder belt was used.
Young Driver
A crash involving a driver aged 14–20.