District of Columbia Parking Violations for February 2017

District of Columbia data details parking citation locations issued in February 2017. The dataset contains ticket counts summarized by time of day, week of year, year, and violation category, with locations geocoded to street segment centroids. Data originates from the DC Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS system and was processed by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to optimize enforcement patrol schedules.
• Map geocoded citation locations at street segment centroids to identify high-violation corridors for urban planning.
• Investigate patterns in the category of violation to assess the impact of specific traffic control policies.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment centroids, enabling spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple data formats such as CSV and GEOJSON for flexible access.
• Covers a specific month (February 2017) for focused temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column names are unavailable, limiting preliminary assessment of structure.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, making it difficult to gauge analytical scale.
• Data is from a single month, which may not represent seasonal or annual trends.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Citations extracted from eTIMS meter work order management system, geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Time Range

February 2017

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States