Noise complaints
311 noise complaints across 12 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.
Noise complaints of all kinds: residential parties, commercial venues, construction, traffic, aircraft, and barking dogs.
Noise complaints — 2026
Total complaint counts. Data covers January through May 1, 2026.
City rankings — 2026
| City | 2026 complaints | Per 100k residents | Median resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207.5K | 2.5K | 1.4h | |
| 130.9K | 4.9K | — | |
| 7.0K | 796 | 1.6d | |
| 3.3K | 252 | 3.0d | |
| 2.0K | 285 | 42m | |
| 1.5K | 147 | 3.0d | |
| 1.0K | 37 | — | |
| 806 | 84 | 17.0h | |
| 394 | 58 | — | |
10Seattle | 268 | 36 | — |
11Buffalo | 182 | 65 | — |
| 79 | 12 | — |
Complaints filed January through May 1, 2026. Population from most recent census.
How to find this data
NYC dominates this category with the 'Noise - *' variants — Residential, Street/Sidewalk, Commercial, Vehicle, Helicopter, Park, House of Worship — plus the bare 'Noise' type. Calgary uses 'Bylaw - Noise Concerns', 'Bylaw - Disturbance and Behavioural Concerns', and 'AS - Animal Noise' (which is the one case where we fold animal-noise complaints into the noise category rather than animals). San Francisco, Austin, Boston, and Buffalo all have multiple noise-specific service types: San Francisco uses a single 'Noise'; Austin splits between 'DSD - Outdoor Commercial Venue Music Complaint' and the much larger 'APD - Non Emergency Noise/Alarm'; Boston splits across 'Loud Parties/Music/People', 'Work Hours-Loud Noise Complaints', 'Undefined Noise Disturbance', 'Animal Noise Disturbances', 'Automotive Noise Disturbance', and 'Rooftop & Mechanical Disturbances'; Buffalo uses 'Excessive Noise'. Chicago publishes 'Aircraft Noise Complaint' but without lat/lng, which is why Chicago doesn't get a noise heatmap.
Report a noise issue
This page shows historical data. To file a noise complaint, contact your city's 311 service directly.