Parking Violation Locations in Washington D.C. for June 2025

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, year, and violation category, 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.
• Study patterns in the category of violation to inform traffic control and congestion prevention policies.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple data formats like CSV and GEOJSON for different analytical needs.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column names are unavailable, making initial data exploration difficult.
• The dataset is limited to a single month (June 2025), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, complicating project planning and resource allocation.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies.

Collection Method

Extracted from the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS meter work order management system, then geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Time Range

June 2025

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States.