Focusing on the overall pattern in the time of day car crashes are most common, to see if there is a clear pattern in when car accidents are happening in ward two and therefore when is it most dangerous time of day to drive in ward two due to an increase in car accidents was a main focus. First looking at time of day throughout the year, by graphing the amount of crashes per hour in 2024, it was found that there is a large spike in crashes between 5 pm and 8 pm, as seen to the right.

Additionally looking into whether this pattern changes within the summer months. First graphing the summer between the dates June 1st and September 1st for crashes within ward two. This shows that there was an increase in crashes again at 5 pm to 8 pm, seen above. 

From this it was investigated on whether this is a repeating pattern throughout the years an overlapping graph was made for the years 2024, 2021, and 2019. From this it was found that the increase in traffic accidents between the time 5 pm and 8 pm is constant throughout the years in ward two, as seen above.

Period of Increased Car Accidents

Hours of Nightlife

Another focus was on if there are higher crash rates during holidays. First data was analyzed by the biggest holidays of the year. What was found is that Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, and Labor Day all have an increase in crash rates. While Halloween and New Years eve does not increase, in fact it decreases., seen to the right. This suggests that these are holidays in which streets are less busy and therefore is not a point of concern. However a focus on street safety during Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, and Labor Day is suggested.