Wake County Restaurant Health Inspections from 2012 to Present

Wake County, North Carolina, health department inspects food service facilities, with data collected from September 20, 2012 to the present. The dataset is part of a three-table set covering active restaurants, their inspections, and specific violations. Approximately 85% of the listed restaurant locations have a valid geo-location.

Use Cases

• Map restaurant inspection locations based on the geocoded address data
• Analyze trends in food safety violations over time based on the inspection history
• Identify restaurants with specific CDC Risk Factor violations based on the linked violations table
• Assess the impact of ownership changes on inspection records based on the described permit rules

Strengths

• Data covers inspections from September 20, 2012 to the present, providing a long temporal series
• Approximately 85% of locations have a valid geo-location, enabling spatial analysis
• Part of a structured three-table dataset (restaurants, inspections, violations) for detailed analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to datagov, focusing solely on Wake County

Provenance

Source

Wake County health department

Collection Method

Permitting and inspection of food service facilities, including response to citizen complaints

Time Range

September 20, 2012 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 02:54:29.049517; freshness should be verified

Geography

Wake County, North Carolina, USA