Abandoned Vehicles complaints

311 abandoned vehicles complaints across 15 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.

Reports of vehicles left unattended for extended periods on public streets or in other public spaces, including derelict cars and vehicle abatement complaints. This page shows aggregate complaint counts and trends across cities. To report an abandoned vehicle, use your city's official 311 service directly—response times and whether the vehicle is ultimately towed vary significantly by city, as the data here illustrates.

Year to date — data through May 1, 2026. Counts will increase as the year progresses.

Abandoned Vehicles complaints — 2026

Total complaint counts. Data covers January through May 1, 2026.

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1New York City
33.8K4094.3h
2Chicago
18.2K6849.1d
3Seattle
15.8K2.1K—
4San Jose
10.0K985—
5Oakland
7.2K1.7K—
6Philadelphia
4.6K28866.0d
7Austin
3.3K33913.5d
8Minneapolis
2.4K5694.5d
9St. Louis
2.4K78611.2d
10New Orleans
2.0K5342.6d
11Boston
2.0K30117.0d
12Indianapolis
2.0K23117.7h
13Baltimore
1.5K26417.7d
14Washington
1.4K1973.1d
15Nashville
683991.2d

Complaints filed January through May 1, 2026. Population from most recent census.

How to find this data

Look for service_type values containing 'Abandoned' or 'Derelict' (NYC, New Orleans), 'ABANDONED AUTO' (Oakland), and Austin's 'APD - Vehicle Abatement' prefix. Chicago uses the exact string 'Abandoned Vehicle Complaint'.

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Report a abandoned vehicles issue

This page shows historical data. To file a abandoned vehicles complaint, contact your city's 311 service directly.

Seattle abandoned vehicles →Oakland abandoned vehicles →San Jose abandoned vehicles →St. Louis abandoned vehicles →Chicago abandoned vehicles →Minneapolis abandoned vehicles →New Orleans abandoned vehicles →New York City abandoned vehicles →Austin abandoned vehicles →Boston abandoned vehicles →Philadelphia abandoned vehicles →Baltimore abandoned vehicles →Indianapolis abandoned vehicles →Washington abandoned vehicles →Nashville abandoned vehicles →