▚ dc311 · data

DC 311 service-request analytics

What the 311 data
actually tells us.

A growing set of small, focused dashboards built on DC's open 311 records — turning millions of raw service requests into questions worth acting on. Pick one below.

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● liveearly warningrats · DMV · dockless · trash carts

▚ DC Complaint Radar — Neighborhood Early Warning

Where any 311 complaint is hot right now by neighborhood, what's trending up, and which recent surges we could have caught weeks early. Pick a signal — rats, DMV issues, dockless e-bike/scooter parking, trash-can repair — and the same causal, seasonally-adjusted spike detector re-points at it.

  • signal picker across 311 service types
  • 90-day hotspot & trend board
  • "should-have-known" alert timeline
  • animated activity heatmap
Open the radar →
● livemethods

Submission Methods & Rates

How DC residents actually file 311 requests — phone, mobile web, desktop, native app — and how submission volume has shifted, 2016–2026.

  • channel mix by service
  • volume trends 2016–now
  • year-over-year view
Open dashboard →
● livegeographySMD · ANC

By Single Member District

Which of DC's ~345 ANC Single Member Districts file the most 311 requests — a ranked, filterable bar chart by service type and year. Each request is placed by point-in-polygon against the 2023 SMD boundaries.

  • ranked per-SMD volume
  • filter by service type & year
  • explicit unmapped bucket
Open dashboard →
plannedany signal

More signals

The detection engine re-points at any 311 service code — potholes, illegal dumping, trash, streetlights. New dashboards drop in here as they're built.

In progress
Aggregate DC public-records data from DC Open Data (ArcGIS 311 service requests). Analysis & dashboards are experimental. · source on GitHub