Archived DCWP Inspections: Business Compliance Records for New York City

Archived DCWP Inspections is an archival list of all inspections in the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection's Accela system. The dataset features business inspections, including patrols and educational visits, conducted by DCWP to enforce consumer protection, licensing, and workplace laws. It was last updated on 2025-03-19 15:03:10 and is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic patterns of inspection results using Latitude, Longitude, and Borough.
• Predict Inspection Result based on Business Name, Industry, and Community Board.
• Map business density and inspection frequency by Census Tract (2020) and Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA) (2020).
• Track inspection trends over time using Inspection Date and correlate with business attributes like Unit Type and Certificate Number.

Strengths

• Includes detailed geospatial columns such as Latitude, Longitude, BIN, and BBL for precise location mapping.
• Covers multiple inspection types and business categories as indicated by columns like Unit Type, Industry, and Description.
• Contains administrative boundaries like Council District and Community Board for jurisdictional analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Data is archival; a link to the current inspection list is provided separately, suggesting this snapshot may be outdated.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us, likely the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).

Collection Method

Collected from DCWP's Accela inspection system.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-03-19 15:03:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, as indicated by Borough, Community Board, and other NYC-specific geographic columns.