Kansas City Property Code Violation Records

EG NPD Violations data from data.kcmo.org documents residential and exterior property code violations under Chapter 56/48 of the Kansas City Code of Ordinances. Records include inspection status, violation details, and geographic information. The dataset was last updated on April 21, 2025.

Use Cases

• Predict VIOLATION_STATUS from DATE_FOUND, CORRECTIVE_ACTION, and Neighborhood Census using classification models.
• Analyze spatial patterns of violations by joining on Incident Location, Council Districts, and Zip Codes.
• Model time-to-resolution by analyzing DATE_FOUND and DATE_RESOLVED across different CASE_STATUS categories.
• Cluster violation types using ORDINANCE_TEXT and SHORT_DESCRIPTION to identify common infraction categories.

Strengths

• Contains multiple geographic join keys: County Boundary, Zip Codes, City Council Districts, and Neighborhood Census.
• Provides detailed temporal fields for violation lifecycle: DATE_FOUND, DATE_RESOLVED, and DATE_TO_COMPLY.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data completeness for fields like DATE_RESOLVED and CORRECTIVE_ACTION is uncertain without sample data.

Provenance

Source

data.kcmo.org.

Collection Method

Collected through municipal inspection processes by city inspectors.

Freshness

Updated on 2025-04-21.

Geography

Kansas City, Missouri, USA.