This dataset contains traffic violation information from all electronic traffic violations issued in the County. Any information that can be used to uniquely identify the vehicle, the vehicle owner or the officer issuing the violation will not be published. Update Frequency: Daily
This dataset has the following 35 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Of Stop | date_of_stop | calendar_date | Date of the traffic violation. | 2015-03-28T00:00:00.000 2017-05-29T00:00:00.000 2013-12-29T00:00:00.000 2018-04-09T00:00:00.000 2016-08-05T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Time Of Stop | time_of_stop | text | Time of the traffic violation. | 00:43:00 01:05:00 01:46:00 00:46:00 01:10:00 view top 100 |
| Agency | agency | text | Agency issuing the traffic violation. (Example: MCP is Montgomery County Police) | MCP view top 100 |
| SubAgency | subagency | text | Court code representing the district of assignment of the officer. R15 = 1st district, Rockville B15 = 2nd district, Bethesda SS15 = 3rd district, Silver Spring WG15 = 4th district, Wheaton G15 = 5th district, Germantown M15 = 6th district, Gaithersburg / Montgomery Village HQ15 = Headquarters and Special Operations | 3rd District, Silver Spring 4th District, Wheaton 2nd District, Bethesda Headquarters and Special Operations 1st District, Rockville view top 100 |
| Description | description | text | Text description of the specific charge. | DRIVER FAIL TO STOP AT FLASHING RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL STOP LINE DRIVER ENTERING INTERSECTION AT FLASHING RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITHOUT STOPPING DRIVER FAILURE TO OBEY PROPERLY PLACED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FAILURE TO DISPLAY REGISTRATION CARD UPON DEMAND BY POLICE OFFICER NEGLIGENT DRIVING VEHICLE IN CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT MANNER ENDANGERING PROPERTY, LIFE AND PERSON view top 100 |
| Location | location | text | Location of the violation, usually an address or intersection. | WAYNE AVE @ DALE DR WAYNE AVE / DALE DR COLESVILLE RD @ DALE DR COLESVILLE RD / DALE DR VEIRS MILL RD @ ROBINDALE DR view top 100 |
| Latitude | latitude | number | Latitude location of the traffic violation. | 0 39.0480133333333 38.99983 38.9998616666667 39.0454733333333 view top 100 |
| Longitude | longitude | number | Longitude location of the traffic violation. | 0 -76.9929683333333 -76.99115 -77.1619333333333 -76.99112 view top 100 |
| Accident | accident | text | YES if traffic violation involved an accident. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Belts | belts | text | YES if seat belts were in use in accident cases. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Personal Injury | personal_injury | text | Yes if traffic violation involved Personal Injury. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Property Damage | property_damage | text | Yes if traffic violation involved Property Damage. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Fatal | fatal | text | Yes if traffic violation involved a fatality. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Commercial License | commercial_license | text | Yes if driver holds a Commercial Drivers License | No Yes view top 100 |
| HAZMAT | hazmat | text | Yes if the traffic violation involved hazardous materials. | No view top 100 |
| Commercial Vehicle | commercial_vehicle | text | Yes if the vehicle committing the traffic violation is a commercial vehicle. | No Yes view top 100 |
| Alcohol | alcohol | text | Yes if the traffic violation included an alcohol related suspension. | No view top 100 |
| Work Zone | work_zone | text | Yes if the traffic violation was in a work zone. | No Yes view top 100 |
| State | state | text | State issuing the vehicle registration. | MD VA DC PA TX view top 100 |
| VehicleType | vehicle_type | text | Type of vehicle (Examples: Automobile, Station Wagon, Heavy Duty Truck, etc.) | 02 - Automobile 05 - Light Duty Truck 03 - Station Wagon 01 - Motorcycle 28 - Other view top 100 |
| Year | year | text | Year vehicle was made. | 2007 2006 2005 2008 2004 view top 100 |
| Make | make | text | Manufacturer of the vehicle (Examples: Ford, Chevy, Honda, Toyota, etc.) | TOYOTA HONDA FORD NISSAN TOYT view top 100 |
| Model | model | text | Model of the vehicle. | 4S CAMRY COROLLA ACCORD CIVIC view top 100 |
| Color | color | text | Color of the vehicle. | BLACK SILVER WHITE GRAY RED view top 100 |
| Violation Type | violation_type | text | Violation type. (Examples: Warning, Citation, SERO) | Warning Citation ESERO SERO view top 100 |
| Charge | charge | text | Numeric code for the specific charge. | 21-204(b) 21-204(d) 21-201(a1) 13-409(b) 21-707(a) view top 100 |
| Article | article | text | Article of State Law. (TA = Transportation Article, MR = Maryland Rules) | Transportation Article Maryland Rules view top 100 |
| Contributed To Accident | contributed_to_accident | text | If the traffic violation was a contributing factor in an accident. | False True view top 100 |
| Race | race | text | Race of the driver. (Example: Asian, Black, White, Other, etc.) | BLACK HISPANIC WHITE OTHER ASIAN view top 100 |
| Gender | gender | text | Gender of the driver (F = Female, M = Male) | M F U view top 100 |
| Driver City | driver_city | text | City of the driver’s home address. | SILVER SPRING WASHINGTON ROCKVILLE HYATTSVILLE TAKOMA PARK view top 100 |
| Driver State | driver_state | text | State of the driver’s home address. | MD DC VA PA NY view top 100 |
| DL State | dl_state | text | State issuing the Driver’s License. | MD DC VA XX PA view top 100 |
| Arrest Type | arrest_type | text | Type of Arrest (A = Marked, B = Unmarked, etc.) | A - Marked Patrol B - Unmarked Patrol Q - Marked Laser S - License Plate Recognition G - Marked Moving Radar (Stationary) view top 100 |
| Geolocation | geolocation | location | Geo-coded location information. | view top 100 |