Unpaid library fines from June 27, 2007 to November 20, 2014 are tracked alongside paid amounts for 2012, 2013, and 2014. The data originates from Montreal libraries and was updated by the Government and Municipalities of Québec in February 2015. A second file breaks unpaid fines into monetary brackets ranging from $0 to over $50.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in unpaid fines over a 7-year period based on the time range from 2007 to 2014.
- Compare annual payment recovery rates based on the separate columns for paid amounts in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
- Profile debt distribution among patrons based on the unpaid fines categorized by monetary brackets.
Strengths
- Data covers a 7-year period from June 2007 to November 2014.
- Includes a detailed breakdown of unpaid fines into specific monetary brackets.
- Paid amounts are provided for three consecutive fiscal years (2012-2014).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-04-17.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Time Range
- June 27, 2007 to November 20, 2014
- Geography
- Montreal, Québec, Canada