Annual Uniform Code Enforcement Reports for New York Jurisdictions

Annual reports from local governments detail Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code enforcement activities, including building permits, inspections, and stop-work orders. The Division of Building Standards and Codes administers this mandatory statewide program. Data collection began in 2007.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in non-residential construction volume using the building_permits_nonresidential_new and building_permits_nonresidential_existing columns.
• Assess local government enforcement capacity by correlating PersonnelCount with metrics like stop_work_orders_issued and inspections_estimate.
• Monitor compliance with fire safety regulations in existing commercial buildings via the u_existing_commercial_compliant column.
• Evaluate the prevalence of hazardous materials operations by mapping operating_permits_hazardous_materials data across jurisdictions.

Strengths

• Reports span over 15 years, providing a long-term view of enforcement trends since 2007.
• Dataset includes over 30 distinct metrics covering permits, inspections, personnel, and compliance.

Limitations

• Sample size is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical reliability.
• Data completeness relies on self-reporting by hundreds of local jurisdictions, which may introduce inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

Division of Building Standards and Codes (BSC) under New York State.

Collection Method

Mandatory annual submissions from local government jurisdictions pursuant to 19 NYCRR 1203.

Time Range

Beginning 2007.

Freshness

Updated annually; last update was March 2026.

Geography

Local government jurisdictions within New York State.