April 2018 Parking Violations in Washington DC

April 2018 parking citation data from the District of Columbia, geocoded to street segments. The dataset contains ticket counts aggregated by time of day, week of year, and violation category, sourced from the DC Department of Motor Vehicles eTIMS system and enforced by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation category frequency across different times of day to identify peak enforcement periods.
• Map geocoded street segment centroids to visualize spatial patterns of ticket counts for urban planning.
• Model week-of-year trends in summarized ticket counts to forecast future enforcement resource needs.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates for analysis.
• Aggregated from the official DC eTIMS meter work order management system, ensuring an authoritative source.
• Covers multiple enforcement agencies including the Metropolitan Police Department and District Department of Transportation.

Limitations

• Data is limited to a single month (April 2018), offering no longitudinal or seasonal comparison.
• Contains only summarized ticket counts, lacking individual citation details like fine amounts or vehicle information.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Extracted from eTIMS, geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to street segments, and visualized using street segment centroid coordinates.

Time Range

April 2018.

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States.