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 July 31, 2026. Counts will increase as the year progresses.

Parking complaints — 2026

Total complaint counts. Data covers January through July 31, 2026.

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1New York City
473.2K5.7K1.5h
2San Francisco
111.8K12.8K2.6h
3Edmonton
57.8K5.7K3.7h
4San Diego
22.6K1.6K5.4d
5Chicago
21.9K8231.4h
6Washington
21.6K3.1K1.3h
7Los Angeles
20.7K5301.0h
8Baltimore
17.8K3.0K2.1d
9Boston
17.5K2.6K5.5h
10Ottawa
16.9K1.7K1.0d
11Austin
15.7K1.6K2.1h
12Somerville
9.3K11.4K—
13Vancouver
7.4K1.1K6.1d
14Minneapolis
4.2K9762.6h
15Oakland
4.0K917—
16Buffalo
3.2K1.2K16.9h
17Seattle
3.2K436—
18Louisville
2.5K3919.0d
19Nashville
1.6K2359.0h
20Calgary
1.3K1026.0d
21Charlotte
66676—
22St. Louis
368122—

Complaints filed January through July 31, 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 →New York City parking →Edmonton parking →Washington parking →Baltimore parking →Boston parking →Ottawa parking →Austin parking →San Diego parking →Buffalo parking →Vancouver parking →Minneapolis parking →Oakland parking →Chicago parking →Los Angeles parking →Seattle parking →Louisville parking →Nashville parking →St. Louis parking →Calgary parking →Charlotte parking →