Los Angeles Building and Safety Customer Service Requests with Geospatial Data

A dataset of customer service requests received by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to investigate potential code violations. The data, sourced from data.lacity.org, includes request details, geospatial coordinates, and administrative boundaries. It was last updated on March 28, 2023.

Use Cases

• Predict CSR Priority using Date Received, LADBS Inspection District, and CSR Problem Type from over 25 available columns.
• Analyze spatial clusters of violations using Latitude/Longitude, Census Tracts, and Council Districts.
• Model Response Days based on CSR Problem Type, Precinct Boundaries, and Area Planning Commission (APC).
• Link case records by joining on CSR Number/Case Number and Parcel Identification Number(PIN).

Strengths

• Includes multiple geospatial coordinate columns (Latitude/Longitude for address, city, zip, state) for precise location analysis.
• Contains detailed administrative boundaries such as Council Districts, Zip Codes, and Neighborhood Councils for jurisdictional analysis.
• Offers temporal tracking with Date Received and Date Closed columns to analyze case lifecycle.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2023-03-28 12:13:56; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.lacity.org

Collection Method

Likely collected from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety's customer service request system.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-03-28 12:13:56.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, as suggested by columns for LA Specific Plans and Neighborhood Councils.