District of Columbia Parking Violations from October 2023

Parking citation locations in Washington, D.C. for October 2023, issued by the Metropolitan Police Department and partner agencies. Data is geocoded to street segment centroids and includes summarized ticket counts based on time, week, year, and violation category.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking violation frequency by time of day and week of year to optimize enforcement patrol schedules.
• Map geocoded citation locations to street segment centroids for spatial analysis of high-violation corridors.
• Investigate patterns in the category of violation to identify common infractions and target public awareness campaigns.

Strengths

• Data is geocoded to street segment centroids, enabling precise spatial analysis.
• Includes summarized ticket counts across multiple temporal dimensions (time of day, week of year, year).
• Covers violations from multiple authorized agencies including MPD and DDOT.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific column names are unavailable, limiting understanding of the data structure.
• The dataset is limited to a single month (October 2023), providing a narrow temporal snapshot.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, making it difficult to assess scale.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and partner agencies via the eTIMS meter work order management system.

Collection Method

Data extracted from eTIMS, loaded into DC GIS, and geocoded by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Time Range

October 2023

Freshness

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Geography

District of Columbia, United States