Chicago Relocated Vehicle Records with Reason and Coordinates

Vehicle relocation records from the City of Chicago show current and former positions of vehicles moved due to inoperability, accidents, severe weather, or special events. The dataset includes geographic coordinates, street addresses, vehicle details like make and color, and the reason for relocation. It is maintained by data.cityofchicago.org and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of vehicle relocations by mapping Relocated From Latitude and Relocated From Longitude coordinates against Community Areas or Wards.
• Predict high-frequency relocation zones by correlating Relocated Reason (e.g., 'construction', 'severe weather') with Relocated From Street Name and Census Tracts.
• Model temporal trends in relocation operations using Relocated Date and Service Request Number to track event-driven surges.
• Assess vehicle characteristics involved in relocations by analyzing the distribution of Make and Color across different Relocated Reason categories.

Strengths

• Contains precise geospatial coordinates (Relocated From Latitude/Longitude) for mapping analysis.
• Includes multiple administrative geographies (ZIP Codes, Wards, Community Areas, Census Tracts) for aggregation.
• Provides specific relocation reasons (Relocated Reason) for causal analysis.

Limitations

• Data is limited to a rolling 90-day window, restricting long-term trend analysis.
• Unknown row count and sample size prevent assessment of statistical significance.
• Focus is exclusively on the City of Chicago, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Collected by the City of Chicago's vehicle relocation operations.

Time Range

Rolling 90-day window.

Freshness

Updated daily, with data from the last 90 days.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.