Cambridge Parking Violations Since 2014

Parking tickets issued in Cambridge since January 2014 by Parking Control Officers and the Cambridge Police. The dataset excludes ticket numbers, officer badge numbers, and vehicle plate data to protect privacy. It is published by data.cambridgema.gov and was last updated in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of violations using the Ticket Issue Date and Issue Time columns.
• Model the relationship between Violation Code, Location Type, and the Amount Due to predict fine revenue.
• Identify high-violation areas for resource allocation by geospatial analysis of the Location column.
• Compare enforcement activity across city departments using the Department column.

Strengths

• Data collection began in January 2014, providing a multi-year time series.
• Includes 10 distinct columns detailing violation context and financials.

Limitations

• Excludes key identifiers like ticket number and officer badge number, limiting record linkage.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.
• Potential geographic bias as data is limited to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Provenance

Source

data.cambridgema.gov

Collection Method

Issued by Parking Control Officers and the Cambridge Police.

Time Range

From January 2014 onward.

Freshness

Last updated in January 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.