Cambridge Dog Licenses With Masked Locations

Dog license records from Cambridge's Animal Commission include dog name, breed, gender, and birth year. Locations are masked for privacy, with data aggregated to neighborhoods, census blocks, and police districts. The dataset was last updated in March 2026 by data.cambridgema.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze breed popularity trends across neighborhoods using Dog_Breed and cambridge_neighborhoods 2 columns.
• Model license expiration patterns by correlating Expiration Date with Police Neighborhood Regions 2.
• Study demographic correlations between dog gender, birth year, and Census Blocks 2010.
• Map approximate dog density using masked Latitude_masked and Longitude_masked coordinates aggregated to cambridge_zipcodes 2.

Strengths

• Contains multiple geographic aggregation levels: Neighborhood, Census Blocks 2010, Police Neighborhood Regions 2.
• Includes 15 distinct columns covering administrative, demographic, and masked spatial data.
• Data is current, with a last update timestamp of March 30, 2026.

Limitations

• Exact locations are obscured (Location_masked), limiting precise geospatial analysis.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Key metadata like license type, total rows, and data collection methodology is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Cambridge Animal Commission via data.cambridgema.gov.

Collection Method

Collected through municipal dog licensing processes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 30, 2026.

Geography

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.