District of Columbia August 2021 Parking Violation Locations

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

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to optimize enforcement patrol schedules.
• Map geocoded street segment centroids to identify high-density zones for specific categories of violation.
• Model seasonal or yearly trends in ticket counts to assess the impact of traffic control policies.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment centroids, enabling spatial analysis.
• Includes summarized counts across multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Covers violations from multiple authorized agencies including MPD and DDOT.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is limited to a single month (August 2021), restricting longitudinal analysis.
• Original data is summarized, potentially obscuring individual ticket-level details.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia government, extracted from the Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Data geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to street segment centroids.

Time Range

August 2021.

Freshness

Data last updated in the platform on March 25, 2026, but the underlying data is from August 2021.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.