Parking Violation Locations in Washington D.C. for April 2010

Parking citation locations in the District of Columbia, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data is geocoded to street segment centroids and includes summarized ticket counts based on time of day, week, year, and violation category. The dataset originates from the District's eTIMS meter work order management system.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to identify peak enforcement periods.
• Map geocoded citation locations to street segment centroids for spatial analysis of enforcement hotspots.
• Study the distribution of violation categories to understand common infraction types in April 2010.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates for analysis.
• Includes summarized ticket counts across multiple dimensions like time, week, and violation category.
• Sourced from the authoritative District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS management system.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, limiting initial assessment of scope and structure.
• Data is limited to a single month (April 2010), restricting longitudinal or seasonal trend analysis.
• As summarized counts, the dataset may lack granular details from individual citation records.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia, via the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Citations issued by MPD and partner agencies were extracted, loaded into DC GIS, and geocoded by OCTO.

Time Range

April 2010.

Freshness

Dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data covers April 2010.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.