District of Columbia Parking Violation Locations for January 2014

January 2014 parking citation data from Washington, D.C., geocoded to street segment centroids. The dataset contains ticket counts summarized by time of day, week of year, and violation category, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data was extracted from the Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS system.

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 assess common infraction types across the district.
• Use summarized ticket counts to evaluate the impact of Vision Zero traffic safety initiatives.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment centroids for spatial analysis.
• Summarized by multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Includes multiple violation categories for detailed breakdowns.
• Sourced from the authoritative District Department of Motor Vehicles eTIMS system.

Limitations

• Row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is limited to a single month (January 2014), restricting longitudinal analysis.
• Summarized ticket counts may obscure individual citation details available in source systems.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles eTIMS system.

Collection Method

Extracted from work order management system, geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Time Range

January 2014.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but underlying data is from January 2014.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.