New York City Bedbug Infestation Reports from Property Owners

Annual self-reported filings from property owners in New York City, capturing bedbug infestation history as required by Local Law 69 of 2017. The data includes counts of infested and eradicated units, building identifiers, and precise geographic coordinates. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on 2026-03-15.

Use Cases

• Mapping infestation hotspots using Latitude, Longitude, and Borough for spatial analysis.
• Analyzing eradication success rates by comparing Eradicated Unit Count and Re-infested Dwelling Unit Count over different Filing Periods.
• Assessing reporting compliance and building risk profiles using # of Dwelling Units, Infested Dwelling Unit Count, and Building ID.
• Correlating infestation reports with neighborhood demographics using NTA, Community Board, and 2010 Census Tract.

Strengths

• Contains precise geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for mapping.
• Includes multiple administrative identifiers (BIN, BBL, Council District, Registration ID) for cross-referencing.
• Reports specific counts for infested, eradicated, and re-infested dwelling units.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is self-reported by property owners, which may introduce reporting bias or inaccuracies.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Self-reported information filed annually by property owners as mandated by Local Law 69 of 2017.

Time Range

Coverage is defined by Filing Period Start Date and Filing Period End Date columns.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 21:52:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, with granular location data down to the building level (House Number, Street Name, Postcode).