District of Columbia Parking Violations for February 2020

February 2020 parking citation data from Washington D.C., issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Locations are geocoded to street segment centroids and summarized by time of day, week, year, and violation category. Data originates from the Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS system.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of parking violations using geocoded street segment centroids to identify enforcement hotspots.
• Model violation frequency by time of day and week of year to predict peak citation periods.
• Segment summarized ticket counts by category of violation to understand common infraction types.
• Support Vision Zero traffic safety initiatives by correlating violation locations with congestion data.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates for analysis.
• Citations are summarized by multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Originates from an authoritative source, the District Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS system.

Limitations

• Limited to a single month (February 2020), restricting longitudinal or seasonal trend analysis.
• Data is aggregated as summarized ticket counts, lacking individual citation details like fine amounts or vehicle information.
• Geographic scope is restricted solely to the District of Columbia.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles eTIMS meter work order management system.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

February 2020.

Freshness

Data reflects February 2020 activity, though metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.