Food Safety Inspection Ratings with Deficiency Details for New York

Food safety inspection records for establishments in New York, covering the last 24 months. The dataset includes inspection grades, deficiency descriptions, and geospatial references. It is provided by data.ny.gov and was last updated on March 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict Inspection Grade from Deficiency Description and Establishment Type using classification models.
• Analyze geographic patterns of violations using Georeference, City, and Zip Code for spatial analysis.
• Track inspection outcomes over time using Inspection Date, Owner Name, and Trade Name for time-series analysis.
• Identify common deficiencies by aggregating and analyzing Deficiency Number and Deficiency Description.

Strengths

• Includes 13 columns covering inspection outcomes, location, and establishment details.
• Contains geospatial coordinates (Georeference) for mapping analysis.
• Data is updated with inspections from the last 24 months, providing recent coverage.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely collected through official food safety inspection programs.

Time Range

Last 24 months from the dataset's last update date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 15:28:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York, United States, as indicated by the organization and State Code column.