District of Columbia Parking Violations for November 2020

District of Columbia parking citation data from November 2020, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Violation locations are 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 data at the street segment level to visualize spatial patterns of violations.
• Examine the distribution of violation categories to understand common infraction types.
• Use summarized ticket counts to assess enforcement intensity across different areas of the District.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment centroids for spatial analysis.
• Includes summarized counts by multiple temporal dimensions: time of day, week, and year.
• Covers violations from multiple authorized agencies, including MPD and DDOT.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and KML.

Limitations

• Data is limited to a single month (November 2020), restricting longitudinal analysis.
• Sample data and specific column details are unavailable for inspection.
• Data represents summarized counts, not individual ticket records.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia's 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 the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Time Range

November 2020

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, though the underlying data is from November 2020.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States