District of Columbia Parking Violations for November 2009

November 2009 parking citation data from the District of Columbia, geocoded to street segments. The dataset contains summarized ticket counts based on time of day, week, year, and violation category, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data was extracted from the DC Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS system and visualized using street segment centroid coordinates.

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 enforcement hotspots.
• Examine patterns in the category of violation to understand common infractions across the District.
• Use summarized ticket counts to model temporal trends in parking enforcement for a specific month.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to the street segment level, providing precise spatial coordinates for analysis.
• Citations are summarized by multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week of year, and year.
• Includes data from multiple enforcement agencies, such as the Metropolitan Police Department and DDOT.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and KML for integration with GIS tools.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to a single month (November 2009), offering a narrow temporal snapshot.
• Data is presented as summarized ticket counts, not individual violation records, limiting granular analysis.
• Spatial accuracy is limited to street segment centroids rather than exact violation coordinates.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles' eTIMS meter work order management system.

Collection Method

Data extracted from eTIMS, geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to street segments, and visualized using centroid coordinates.

Time Range

November 2009.

Freshness

Data last updated in the system on March 25, 2026, but the underlying records are from 2009.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.