District of Columbia Parking Violations from May 2009

District of Columbia parking citation data from May 2009, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. The dataset contains geocoded violation locations summarized as ticket counts based on time of day, week, year, and violation category.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of parking violations using geocoded street segment centroids for urban planning.
• Model ticket count frequency based on time of day and week of year to optimize enforcement schedules.
• Study distributions across violation categories to identify common infraction types.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates.
• Violations are summarized by multiple dimensions including time of day, week, year, and category.
• Sourced from authoritative District of Columbia agencies like MPD and DDOT.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to a single month (May 2009), restricting temporal analysis.
• Original row-level data is summarized into counts, losing individual ticket details.
• Data is over 15 years old and may not reflect current parking enforcement patterns.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies via the DC GIS.

Collection Method

Extracted from the District Department of Motor Vehicle's eTIMS system, geocoded by OCTO to street segments.

Time Range

May 2009

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States