District of Columbia Parking Violations for August 2023

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, year, and violation category, and has been geocoded to street segment centroids.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to optimize enforcement patrol schedules.
• Map geocoded citation locations to identify high-density violation corridors for urban planning.
• Study patterns in the category of violation to assess common infractions and inform policy.
• Use street segment centroid coordinates for spatial analysis of traffic enforcement impact.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Citations are summarized by multiple dimensions including time of day, week of year, and violation category.
• Sourced from the authoritative District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is limited to a single month (August 2023), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and partner agencies via the eTIMS meter work order management system.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

August 2023

Freshness

Data reflects August 2023, but metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States