Description: Point crash locations along the DDOT GIS centerline network. In addition to the location of the crash location, some basic summary statistics of the crash are provided. This data set is also attributed with a number of important attributes that indicate:The DC ward the crash occured in.Summary totals of:Number of Injuries (Minor, Major, Fatal), broken down by type (Ped, Bike, Car)Type of vehicles involved (Ped, Bike, Car)Type of impaired participant (Ped, Bike, Car driver)Was speeding involved?Nearest intersecting streetnameDistance from that intersectionCardinal direction from the intersection
Copyright Text: Metropolitan Police Department (MPD); District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Description: Points in this layer represent the locations of Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) programs and public partners in the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia). Data were compiled by the CAFB through internal tracking, and the layer was shared with the DC government as a courtesy. Sensitive locations were removed from the layer, prior to CAFB sharing it with the DC government, for privacy reasons.Fields include:Agency_Nam: Name of the feeding program or service provider.Agency_N_1: Supplemental name information (parent organization, location housing the program, etc.).Address: Street address.CityStateZipProgram: Type of program (Direct Distributions, Shopping, or combination).Several fields (Shopping_L, Brown_Bag_, Kids_Cafe_, etc.) listing the pounds of food distributed under the auspices of a specific program.Total_Poun: Total pounds of food distributed at the location.The layer was shared with the DC government in May 2016 and is based on 2015 data.
Description: ShotSpotter is gunshot detection, acoustic surveillance technology that uses sensors to detect, locate and alert law enforcement agencies of potential gunfire incidents in real time.MPD began implementing the ShotSpotter system in 2006 and has added sensors and upgraded components of the system at various times. ShotSpotter has also enhanced their ability to distinguish gunshots from other impulse noises. For example, the number of impulse noises coded as gunshots during Independence Day celebrations have significantly decreased over the past four years.ShotSpotter does not provide coverage for the entire District of Columbia. Official coverage areas are designed by ShotSpotter in conjunction with MPD, to target high population density areas with frequent sounds of gunshots incidents. A ShotSpotter incident may involve one gunshot or multiple gunshots depending on the time elapsed between each shot. Each incident is given a serial number ID when it occurs.
Description: Homicide Reduction Partnership, a collaborative effort to reduce violent crime through strategic prevention and focused enforcement. With this new partnership, MPD will focus resources and intelligence-led policing strategies in collaboration with local and federal law enforcement and criminal justice partners, DC government agencies, and community partners.
Description: ATE is currently enforcing:Posted Speed Limits (Speed)Stop Sign (Failure to come to a complete STOP)Red-Light (Running Red-Light)ATE is expanding photo enforcement from Speeding, Red-Light, and Stop Sign to:Bus Lane EnforcementBike Lane EnforcementOversized commercial Vehicles Enforcement
Copyright Text: District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Description: In July 2019, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) implemented new data collection methods that enabled officers to collect more comprehensive information about each police stop in an aggregated manner. More specifically, these changes have allowed for more detailed data collection on stops, protective pat down (PPDs), searches, and arrests. (For a complete list of terms, see the glossary on page 2.) These changes support data collection requirements in the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2016 (NEAR Act).The accompanying data cover all MPD stops including vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and harbor stops for the period from July 22, 2019 to December 31, 2019. A stop may involve a ticket (actual or warning), investigatory stop, protective pat down, search, or arrest.
Description: Whenever a forcible stop or a frisk is conducted, MPD officers are required to submit an incident report which includes specific factors which supported the determination that reasonable suspicion was present to use the minimum amount of force necessary to stop or frisk a person. Although the primary purpose of the stop and frisk incident report is to collect information on forcible stops or frisks, officers frequently use this report to document non-forcible stops. Thus, the incident type “stop and frisk” may include non-forcible stops, forcible stops, and frisks. Each row of information in the attached dataset represents an individual associated with a stop and frisk incident. Not all individuals of an incident may have been stopped or frisked. For example, two individuals may have been associated with a stop or frisk incident but only one person may have been stopped. The other person may include a witness. Moreover, two individuals may have been stopped where only one person is frisked. A “stop” is a temporary detention of a person for the purpose of determining whether probable cause exists to arrest a person. A “frisk” is a limited protective search on a person to determine the presence of concealed weapons and/or dangerous instruments.
https://mpdc.dc.gov/node/1310236
Description: When a non-forcible stop is conducted, MPD officers may document it on a field contact report instead of an incident report. A field contact report is also used to record general contact with a citizen. This dataset only captures the field contact type where the officer has indicated it is a stop by classifying it as a “pedestrian stop”, “vehicle stop”, or “bicycle stop.”A “stop” is a temporary detention of a person for the purpose of determining whether probable cause exists to arrest a person. A “frisk” is a limited protective search on a person to determine the presence of concealed weapons and/or dangerous instruments.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) upgraded its records management system in 2012 and 2015. During each implementation, data collection processes may have changed. For example:
- The date field for field contact reports prior to January 2, 2012 was not migrated to the current record management system. As a result, tens of thousands of records carry a date of January 1, 2012. Therefore, MPD is unable to provide field contact data prior to January 2, 2012.
- With the implementation of the most recent RMS in 2015, MPD began collecting race and ethnicity data according to the United States Census Bureau standards (https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html). As a result, Hispanic, which was previously categorized under the Race field, is currently captured under Ethnicity.
Race and ethnicity data are based on officer observation, which may or may not be accurate. Individuals are not required to provide their date of birth and/or age; therefore, there may be blank and/or unknown ages.
https://mpdc.dc.gov/node/1310236
Description: In July 2019, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) implemented new data collection methods that enabled officers to collect more comprehensive information about each police stop in an aggregated manner. More specifically, these changes have allowed for more detailed data collection on stops, protective pat down (PPDs), searches, and arrests. (For a complete list of terms, see the glossary on page 2.) These changes support data collection requirements in the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2016 (NEAR Act).The accompanying data cover all MPD stops including vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and harbor stops for the period from July 22, 2019 to December 31, 2019. A stop may involve a ticket (actual or warning), investigatory stop, protective pat down, search, or arrest.
Description: This dataset contains all felony counts sentenced from 2010 onward and includes offender demographic information such as gender, race, and age, as well as sentencing information such as the offense, offense severity group, and the type and length of sentence imposed. The dataset is updated annually. Individuals interested in more extensive data sets may contact the Sentencing Commission via email at sccrc@dc.gov.
Description: In the District of Columbia, the laws related to the recreational use and possession of marijuana have changed at two milestones: the effective dates of the Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014 on July 17, 2014, and of Initiative 71 on February 26, 2015 (https://mpdc.dc.gov/marijuana).
Description: This data includes adult arrests made by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The information within this report pertains to reports entered into MPD’s Record Management System (Cobalt) whereby an arrest occurred. Totals are based on the most serious arrest charge (i.e., each row denotes one arrest, not one charge), and one person may be booked on more than one arrest charge.
Description: OVSJG Grant Recipients. Each year, OVSJG awards nonprofit organizations and government agencies grants to fund a wide variety of victim service, truancy reduction, juvenile justice, and reentry programs.