Parking complaints

311 parking complaints across 22 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.

Enforcement complaints about illegally parked vehicles, blocked driveways, parking meter issues, and parking-sign maintenance. Distinct from `abandoned_vehicles`, which is about long-term neglect rather than enforcement.

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

Parking complaints — 2026

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

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1New York City
267.8K3.2K1.5h
2San Francisco
63.3K7.2K2.3h
3Edmonton
36.5K3.6K3.9h
4San Diego
22.6K1.6K5.4d
5Washington
21.6K3.1K1.3h
6Baltimore
17.8K3.0K2.1d
7Boston
17.5K2.6K5.5h
8Ottawa
16.9K1.7K1.0d
9Los Angeles
11.2K2881.0h
10Chicago
10.1K3781.1h
11Austin
8.4K8772.2h
12Vancouver
7.4K1.1K6.1d
13Somerville
5.2K6.5K—
14Minneapolis
4.2K9762.6h
15Seattle
3.2K436—
16Louisville
2.5K3919.0d
17Oakland
2.2K518—
18Buffalo
2.0K73615.9h
19Nashville
1.6K2359.0h
20Charlotte
66676—
21Calgary
594457.0d
22St. Louis
368122—

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

How to find this data

Austin prefixes with 'TPW - Parking' (Transportation and Public Works). NYC uses 'Blocked Driveway' and 'Illegal Parking'. LA has a broad 'Parking Issues' plus 'Dockless Mobility Enforcement' for scooter parking. Oakland simply uses 'PARKING'. Note: abandoned vehicles are a SEPARATE category in this dataset.

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Report a parking issue

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

San Francisco parking →Somerville parking →Edmonton parking →New York City parking →Washington parking →Baltimore parking →Boston parking →Ottawa parking →San Diego parking →Vancouver parking →Minneapolis parking →Austin parking →Buffalo parking →Oakland parking →Seattle parking →Louisville parking →Chicago parking →Los Angeles parking →Nashville parking →St. Louis parking →Charlotte parking →Calgary parking →