District of Columbia Parking Violations May 2015

District of Columbia data provides geocoded parking citation locations from May 2015, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Violations are summarized by time of day, week of 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 at street segment centroids for spatial analysis of enforcement hotspots.
• Study patterns in the category of violation to understand common infraction types across the District.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple data formats such as CSV and GEOJSON for flexible use.
• Covers a specific month (May 2015) for focused temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is from a single month in 2015, which may not reflect current parking patterns.
• Column structure is unspecified, requiring schema discovery upon download.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

May 2015

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States