District of Columbia Parking Violation Locations for January 2022

District of Columbia data details parking citation locations issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Violations are summarized by time of day, week of year, year, and violation category, with data geocoded to street segment centroids.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to identify peak enforcement periods.
• Map geocoded citation locations to street segment centroids for spatial analysis of high-violation zones.
• Examine patterns in the category of violation to understand common infraction types.
• Use summarized ticket counts to model enforcement demand and resource allocation.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates.
• Includes multiple data formats such as CSV and GEOJSON for varied analytical use.
• Citations are summarized by multiple temporal dimensions (time of day, week, year).

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting initial assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is limited to a single month (January 2022), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.
• Geographic scope is confined to the District of Columbia, not generalizable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Extracted from eTIMS meter work order management system, loaded into DC GIS, and geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Time Range

January 2022

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States