Montgomery County Parking Citations with Vehicle and Violation Details

Parking citations issued by Montgomery County Department of Transportation enforcement personnel. The data includes ticket details such as date/time, location, vehicle information, and violation descriptions for on-street metered parking, public lots, and garages within specific county districts. The dataset is updated annually by data.montgomerycountymd.gov.

Use Cases

• Predict high-violation zones using Ticket Location and Date/Time features for optimized patrol routes.
• Analyze correlations between Vehicle Make, Vehicle Type, and specific Violation Codes to identify common offender profiles.
• Forecast monthly citation volumes by modeling trends from Plate Month and Date/Time data.
• Cluster violation patterns geographically using Ticket Location and Violation Description fields.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple enforcement areas including Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton districts.
• Includes 14 specific columns detailing violation, vehicle, and location information.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Annual update frequency may not reflect real-time parking conditions.

Provenance

Source

Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)

Collection Method

Collected by MCDOT enforcement personnel during patrols.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, focusing on Parking Lot Districts and Transportation Management Districts.