Chicago Towed Vehicle Locations Within 90 Days

Towed vehicle locations recorded by the City of Chicago within the last 90 days. The dataset includes vehicles towed or relocated by city departments for violations like illegal parking or abandonment. It excludes vehicles towed by private companies.

Use Cases

• Map towed vehicle locations to identify high-incidence zones for parking enforcement
• Analyze temporal patterns of towing activity using the dataset's 90-day rolling window
• Cross-reference towed vehicle data with city auto pound locations for logistics planning

Strengths

• Data is updated to reflect tows within the last 90 days, providing recent information
• Covers multiple towing authorities including Police, Streets and Sanitation, and Revenue departments
• Includes background resources like process overviews and auto pound location links

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and specific data fields limit analytical scope
• Excludes vehicles towed by private companies, presenting an incomplete picture of all tows
• Potential for geographic bias as data is limited to City of Chicago jurisdiction

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago

Collection Method

Records from city department towing operations (Police, Streets and Sanitation, Revenue, Aviation, City Clerk)

Time Range

Rolling 90-day window

Freshness

Updated with a 90-day rolling window; last metadata update was 2026-03-22.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA