District of Columbia Parking Violations for October 2020

Parking citation locations in the District of Columbia, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data includes 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 street segment centroids to visualize spatial patterns of violations.
• Study trends in violation categories to assess the focus of traffic control officer enforcement.
• Use summarized ticket counts to evaluate the impact of Vision Zero initiatives on parking behavior.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment level, enabling spatial analysis.
• Includes multiple data formats like CSV and GEOJSON for different analytical needs.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY license for reuse.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, complicating initial analysis.
• Data is limited to a single month (October 2020), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.
• Rows and dataset size are unknown, making it difficult to assess computational requirements.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Extracted from a meter work order management system, then geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.

Time Range

October 2020.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying records are from October 2020.

Geography

District of Columbia, United States.