Illegal Dumping complaints

311 illegal dumping complaints across 21 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.

Reports of bulk items, construction debris, or other materials dumped illegally on public property or in unauthorized locations.

Year to date — data through June 30, 2026. Counts will increase as the year progresses.

Illegal Dumping complaints — 2026

Total complaint counts. Data covers January through June 30, 2026.

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1Los Angeles
235.8K6.0K2.0d
2San Diego
17.6K1.3K3.5d
3New York City
17.0K2062.2d
4Oakland
15.8K3.6K—
5Chicago
9.1K3432.9d
6San Jose
8.6K85121.1h
7Seattle
7.4K1.0K—
8Calgary
4.8K3694.0d
9Washington
4.1K6014.1d
10Montréal
4.0K2282.9d
11Vancouver
3.9K5852.2d
12Philadelphia
3.6K2233.0d
13Baltimore
2.9K5023.3d
14Toronto
2.3K84—
15Indianapolis
1.6K18719.4h
16Nashville
1.4K2055.2d
17Cleveland
1.3K3396.6d
18Boston
1.1K1635.9h
19Louisville
84113310.0d
20Buffalo
428154—
21Ottawa
38037—

Complaints filed January through June 30, 2026. Population from most recent census.

How to find this data

LA uses 'Illegal Dumping Item Pickup', Chicago uses 'Fly Dumping Complaint', Oakland uses 'ILLDUMP', Calgary uses 'Bylaw - Material on Public Property'. Cities without a dedicated dumping service_type typically log these under street_cleaning or building_maintenance.

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Report a illegal dumping issue

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

Los Angeles illegal dumping →Oakland illegal dumping →San Diego illegal dumping →Seattle illegal dumping →San Jose illegal dumping →Washington illegal dumping →Vancouver illegal dumping →Baltimore illegal dumping →Calgary illegal dumping →Chicago illegal dumping →Cleveland illegal dumping →Montréal illegal dumping →Philadelphia illegal dumping →New York City illegal dumping →Nashville illegal dumping →Indianapolis illegal dumping →Boston illegal dumping →Buffalo illegal dumping →Louisville illegal dumping →Toronto illegal dumping →Ottawa illegal dumping →