District of Columbia Parking Violations from January 2011

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 violation category, 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 street segment centroids for spatial analysis of high-violation zones.
• Identify patterns in the category of violation to inform targeted public awareness campaigns.
• Use summarized ticket counts to model seasonal or yearly trends in parking enforcement.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Contains summarized counts across multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Sourced from official District agencies including the Metropolitan Police Department and Department of Transportation.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and CSV for flexible use.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, complicating initial data understanding.
• Dataset is limited to a single month (January 2011), restricting analysis of long-term trends.
• Data is summarized at the aggregate level, preventing analysis of individual citation details.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and partner agencies, via the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Originally extracted from eTIMS, loaded into DC GIS, and geocoded to street segments by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Time Range

January 2011.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-03 25, but the underlying data is from January 2011.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.