Cincinnati Code Enforcement Complaints and Violations with Geospatial Data

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems (CAGIS) maintains this dataset of all city code enforcement activities. Records include complaints, inspections, and violations for abandoned vehicles, building codes, demolitions, property, and zoning from residential and commercial properties. Data is entered by enforcing agencies and refreshed daily.

Use Cases

• Predict STATUS_CLASS from ENTERED_DATE, WORK_TYPE, and NEIGHBORHOOD using classification models.
• Analyze spatial clusters of violations by mapping LATITUDE and LONGITUDE coordinates against NEIGHBORHOOD boundaries.
• Model temporal trends in COMP_TYPE_DESC and SUB_TYPE_DESC frequencies to forecast seasonal enforcement needs.
• Correlate DISPLAY_AGENCY with specific WORK_SUBTYPE to assess departmental workload and resource allocation.

Strengths

• Includes 22 distinct columns covering enforcement type, status, location, and timestamps.
• Data is geocoded with LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, and FULL_ADDRESS for spatial analysis.
• Refreshed on a daily frequency, supporting near-real-time analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Potential geographic bias as data is limited to the City of Cincinnati jurisdiction.
• Historical time range of records is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information Systems consortium (CAGIS).

Collection Method

Entered and updated by respective city enforcing agencies, with processing for address verification and geocoding.

Freshness

Daily

Geography

City of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.