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.
Parking complaints — 2026
Total complaint counts. Data covers January through June 30, 2026.
City rankings — 2026
| City | 2026 complaints | Per 100k residents | Median resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 409.4K | 5.0K | 1.6h | |
| 96.1K | 11.0K | 2.6h | |
| 51.4K | 5.1K | 3.7h | |
| 22.6K | 1.6K | 5.4d | |
| 21.6K | 3.1K | 1.3h | |
| 18.4K | 689 | 1.4h | |
| 17.8K | 3.0K | 2.1d | |
| 17.5K | 2.6K | 5.5h | |
| 17.2K | 441 | 1.0h | |
10Ottawa | 16.9K | 1.7K | 1.0d |
11Austin | 13.4K | 1.4K | 2.1h |
| 8.0K | 9.9K | — | |
| 7.4K | 1.1K | 6.1d | |
| 4.2K | 976 | 2.6h | |
15Oakland | 3.4K | 792 | — |
16Seattle | 3.2K | 436 | — |
17Buffalo | 2.8K | 1.0K | 16.8h |
| 2.5K | 391 | 9.0d | |
| 1.6K | 235 | 9.0h | |
20Calgary | 1.1K | 84 | 6.0d |
| 666 | 76 | — | |
| 368 | 122 | — |
Complaints filed January through June 30, 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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