District of Columbia Parking Violations for March 2024

District of Columbia parking citation locations from March 2024, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data is geocoded to street segments and includes summarized ticket counts based on time of day, week, and violation category.

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 trends in specific categories of violation to inform traffic policy and congestion prevention efforts.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Includes summarized ticket counts across multiple temporal dimensions (time of day, week of year).
• Covers violations from multiple enforcement agencies, including MPD and DDOT.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column names are unavailable, limiting understanding of data structure.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, making it difficult to assess scale.
• Data is limited to a single month (March 2024), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Originally extracted from eTIMS meter work order management system, then geocoded to street segments by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Time Range

March 2024

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, but the data itself covers March 2024.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States