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Safety and Security

2023 NTD Database File Dictionary

Defines terms found on NTD Reporting Forms and identifies the 2023 Database File in which they are included. Please note that this does not include terms in the 2023 Data Tables and Time Series files - each of those files includes its own data dictionary.

2023 Annual Database Reduced Reporter Safety Information

Contains Urban Reduced Reporter, Rural Reporter, Tribal Reporter and Reduced Asset safety data, as defined by NTD reporting thresholds.

Keywords: annual, state, rural, small systems waiver, ssw, reduced reporter, rr, 5311, subrecipient, tribe, alaska native village, indian tribe, ntd id, reporter name and subrecipient type, reportable events, fatalities, injuries, safety statistics, security statistics, assaults on transit worker, physical assault, non-physical assault, collision

Monthly Modal Time Series (Safety and Service)

The Monthly Modal Time Series contains monthly ridership and safety & security (S&S) public transit time series data, delineated by transit/agency/mode/year/month. Includes all Full Reporters--transit agencies operating modes with more than 30 vehicles in maximum service--reporting to the National Transit Database (NTD) and spans from calendar year 2014 to present.

2014 Urban Reduced Reporter Safety Information

Contains urban Reduced Reporter safety data, as defined by NTD reporting thresholds.

For years 2012-2014, Rural Reporter safety data appears in a separate annual database file, "Rural Subrecipient Safety Data". In 2015, both datasets appear together in the file "Safety Information".

2013 Urban Reduced Reporter Safety Information

Contains urban Reduced Reporter safety data, as defined by NTD reporting thresholds.

For years 2012-2014, Rural Reporter safety data appears in a separate annual database file, "Rural Subrecipient Safety Data". In 2015, both datasets appear together in the file "Safety Information".

2012 Urban Reduced Reporter Safety Information

Contains urban Reduced Reporter safety data, as defined by NTD reporting thresholds.

For years 2012-2014, Rural Reporter safety data appears in a separate annual database file, "Rural Subrecipient Safety Data". In 2015, both datasets appear together in the file "Safety Information".

Safety & Security Threshold Adjusted Time Series 2002-2007

This data product contains Safety and Security data from 2002-2007, the period when Safety & Security incidents were collected at a summary level. Effective February 2024, FTA will no longer present these data within the Safety & Security Threshold-Adjusted Events Time Series. It is provided for historical reference.

Safety & Security Major Event Time Series 2002-2007

This data product contains Safety and Security data from 2002-2007, the period when Major Safety & Security incidents were collected at a summary level. Effective February 2024, FTA will no longer present these data within the Safety & Security Major Events Time Series. It is provided for historical reference.

2022 Annual Database Reduced Reporter Safety Information

Contains urban Reduced Reporter and Rural Reporter safety data, as defined by NTD reporting thresholds.

Last Updated April 12,2024

Please see the latest monthly release of the Safety & Security Time Series for safety data reported by urban Full Reporters.

Keywords: annual, state, rural, small systems waiver, ssw, reduced reporter, rr, 5311, subrecipient, tribe, alaska native village, indian tribe, ntd id, reporter name and subrecipient type, reportable events, fatalities, injuries, safety statistics, security statistics

Safety and Security (S&S) Event Details

FTA is releasing on a monthly basis the underlying datasets for its NTD Safety & Security (S&S) Time Series files for S&S events occurring in calendar year 2014 and later. Because the time series excludes Major Security Events collected by the NTD for certain services which fall under the safety oversight of the Federal Railroad Administration, FTA is releasing this underlying dataset for these events as well for any interested data user.