New York City Parking and Camera Violations with Status and Financial Details

New York City's dataset of parking and camera violations, initially loaded with all records as of May 2016. The data is updated weekly for new or open violations and daily for status changes like payments or dismissals. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on March 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fine amounts and payment patterns using Fine Amount, Payment Amount, and Violation Status.
• Modeling violation trends over time using Issue Date and Judgment Entry Date.
• Geographic analysis of enforcement activity using Precinct and County columns.
• Predicting violation outcomes or amounts due using features like License Type, Issuing Agency, and Violation.

Strengths

• Data update schedule is clearly defined with weekly and daily refresh cycles.
• Includes 19 columns covering violation details, financials, location, and status.
• Initial dataset loaded on a specific date (05/14/2016) providing a historical baseline.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Initially loaded from a mainframe database, with subsequent updates for new violations and status changes applied on a schedule.

Time Range

Records from at least May 2016 onward, with ongoing updates.

Freshness

Updated weekly for new violations and daily for status changes; last updated 2026-03-14 09:17:15.

Geography

New York City, as indicated by the organization and columns like Precinct and County.