# US Transit Safety & Security Events (FTA NTD) (`kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events`) Actor

Search official FTA National Transit Database major safety and security events: bus, subway, light rail and ferry collisions, derailments, assaults, fires, injuries and fatalities by agency, state, mode and date. No login, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events.md
- **Developed by:** [Ryan Fiske](https://apify.com/kindred_feathergrass) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 incident records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## US Transit Safety & Security Events (FTA National Transit Database)

Search **116,000+ official US public-transit incidents** reported to the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database (NTD): bus crashes, subway and light-rail collisions, derailments, assaults on operators, robberies, fires, injuries and fatalities. Filter by **state, transit agency, mode, event type, date and casualties**, or get a **grouped summary** in one click.

No login, no proxy, no scraping. The data is US government public domain from [data.transportation.gov](https://data.transportation.gov/d/9ivb-8ae9).

### Who uses it

- **Personal-injury and transit-accident lawyers**: find prior incidents for an agency, route area or mode.
- **Insurers and risk analysts**: compare agencies by collisions, injuries and deaths.
- **Journalists and researchers**: transit crime and safety trends, operator-assault stories.
- **Transit agencies and consultants**: benchmark against peers.

### Example inputs

- All Chicago Transit Authority bus collisions in 2025: `agencyContains: ["Chicago Transit"]`, `modes: ["Bus"]`, `dateFrom: 2025-01-01`
- Assaults on operators in New York: `states: ["NY"]`, `eventTypes: ["Physical Assault on an Operator"]`
- Deaths by agency, nationwide: `outputMode: summary`, `groupBy: agency`, `onlyWithFatalities: true`

### Output (one record)

```json
{
  "incidentNumber": "4721695",
  "date": "2026-06-30",
  "time": "1:36:00 AM",
  "agency": "Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority",
  "ntdId": "30019",
  "mode": "Fixed-Route Bus",
  "modeName": "Bus",
  "eventType": "Non-Rail Collision",
  "eventCategory": "Non-RGX Collision",
  "safetyOrSecurity": "SFT",
  "locationType": "Roadway: intersection",
  "approximateAddress": "Market St & N 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA",
  "state": "PA",
  "latitude": 39.9533804,
  "longitude": -75.1715868,
  "fatalities": 0,
  "injuries": 4,
  "seriousInjuries": 0,
  "vehiclesInvolved": 1,
  "evacuation": false,
  "intentional": null,
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.transportation.gov/d/9ivb-8ae9",
  "description": "operator was headed EB when a POV on the left lane attempted to make a right turn . The front right of the < REDACTED > made contact with the left side of the bus . Minor damage to the bus . Moderate damage to the < REDACTED > which was towed . Three bus passengers and the bus operator were transported to hospital for injuries ."
}
```

Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or use the API.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$2.50 per 1,000 incident records**, $0.01 per summary row. No monthly fee. Set a spending limit and the run stops cleanly at it.

### Notes

- Data covers major events reported by NTD reporters from January 2014 through mid-2026 and is updated by FTA monthly (the newest events are usually a few weeks to months old).
- **Fatality counts include suicides** (about 880 deaths are event type `Suicide`). Filter with `eventTypes` to exclude them.
- Each record has a link to the official dataset. Narratives have personal details redacted by the FTA. Addresses are approximate.
- State filter uses the incident address.

### Data source and legal

US DOT / FTA National Transit Database, Major Safety & Security Events, public domain US government data. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FTA or any transit agency. Provided as is, without warranty; verify against the source for legal or insurance use.

Found a bug or need another field? Open an issue on the Actor page.

# Actor input Schema

## `outputMode` (type: `string`):

Individual incidents, or a grouped count table.

## `groupBy` (type: `string`):

Field to group by in summary mode.

## `states` (type: `array`):

2-letter state codes, e.g. NY, CA.

## `agencyContains` (type: `array`):

e.g. MTA, Chicago Transit, SEPTA.

## `modes` (type: `array`):

Exact names, e.g. Bus, Heavy Rail, Light Rail, Street Car Rail, Demand Response, Bus Rapid Transit, Commuter Bus, Ferryboat, Vanpool. Broad groups also work: Fixed-Route Bus, Core Rail, Other Non-Rail, Distance Rail.

## `eventTypes` (type: `array`):

Exact names, e.g. Non-Rail Collision, Rail Collision, Assault, Robbery, Physical Assault on an Operator, Main Line Derailment, Non Rail Fire, Suicide.

## `eventCategories` (type: `array`):

Exact names: Non-RGX Collision, RGX Collision (rail-grade crossing), Security, Derailment, Fire, Other.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD

## `onlyWithFatalities` (type: `boolean`):

Only events with deaths.

## `onlyWithInjuries` (type: `boolean`):

Only events with injuries.

## `descriptionContains` (type: `string`):

Keyword in the incident narrative, e.g. pedestrian.

## `includeNarrative` (type: `boolean`):

Include narrative text.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Max results.

## `socrataAppToken` (type: `string`):

Free token from data.transportation.gov for higher rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "outputMode": "records",
  "groupBy": "agency",
  "states": [
    "PA"
  ],
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "onlyWithFatalities": false,
  "onlyWithInjuries": false,
  "includeNarrative": true,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "PA"
    ],
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "states": ["PA"],
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "PA"
  ],
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kindred_feathergrass/us-transit-safety-events"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aBzOMD0yIikWt0cEy/builds/UmAeufibyeMRw0Dpf/openapi.json