District of Columbia Parking Violations from January 2009

Parking citation locations in the District of Columbia, summarized by time of day, week, year, and violation category. Data was extracted from the eTIMS meter work order system and geocoded to street segment centroids 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 to street segment centroids for spatial analysis of high-violation corridors.
• Identify patterns in the category of violation to inform targeted public awareness campaigns.
• Use summarized ticket counts to model traffic congestion risk at intersections based on enforcement data.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level for spatial analysis.
• Citations are summarized by multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Includes violations from multiple enforcement agencies like MPD and DDOT.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and CSV.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single month (January 2009), providing no longitudinal trend analysis.
• Data is summarized ticket counts, not individual violation records, limiting granular analysis.
• Spatial precision is limited to street segment centroids, not exact violation coordinates.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Extracted from the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system, geocoded by OCTO, and visualized at street segment centroids.

Time Range

January 2009

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States