Dallas Code Violations with 200,000 Annual Reports and Geospatial Data

Over 200,000 annual service requests for code violations affecting neighborhood quality, grouped into structure, nuisance, zoning, and other categories. The data originates from the Dallas 311 system and was last updated in August 2021. Columns suggest reporting includes location, status, timestamps, and categorization details.

Use Cases

• Predict violation resolution time using Created, Completed Date, and Status columns.
• Analyze spatial patterns of nuisance complaints using X_Value, Y_Value, and Council Districts--Test columns.
• Classify service request types (e.g., Nuisance, Zoning) from Type and Service Request columns using text classification.
• Model seasonal trends in violation reporting volume using the Created date column.

Strengths

• Approximately 200,000 reported cases annually, providing substantial volume for analysis.
• Includes multiple geospatial columns (X_Value, Y_Value, Council Districts) for location-based insights.
• Over 200 specific violation types are reported, offering granular categorization.

Limitations

• Last updated 2021-08-13 20:17:22; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.dallasopendata.com via the Socrata platform.

Collection Method

Likely gathered from the city's 311 service request system.

Time Range

Annual volume reported; specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-08-13 20:17:22.

Geography

Focus is on Dallas, as indicated by organization and column names like Dallas City Limits GIS Layer.