District of Columbia Parking Violations April 2024

April 2024 parking citation locations in Washington D.C., geocoded to street segments by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Data originates from the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system and is summarized by time of day, week, year, and violation category.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of parking violations across D.C. street segments to identify high-enforcement zones.
• Model temporal trends in citation counts by time of day and week of year for resource allocation.
• Cluster violation locations by category of violation to understand enforcement focus areas.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates.
• Includes multiple data formats like CSV and GEOJSON for flexible access.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY license.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting initial assessment.
• Data is limited to a single month (April 2024), restricting longitudinal analysis.
• Summarized ticket counts may aggregate individual citation details.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies via the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Extracted from eTIMS meter work order management system, geocoded by OCTO, and visualized using street segment centroids.

Time Range

April 2024.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but data content is from April 2024.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.