This dataset displays location for vehicles that have been towed and impounded by the City of Chicago within the last 90 days. Illegally parked vehicles, abandoned vehicles and vehicles used for illegal activities may be towed by the Chicago Police Department, the Department of Streets and Sanitation, the Department of Revenue, Aviation and the office of the City Clerk. After a tow request is issued, an inventory number is assigned by the Department of Streets and Sanitation and a truck is dispatched to tow the requested vehicle to a City auto pound. Disclaimer: This dataset includes vehicles towed or relocated by the City of Chicago; it does not include vehicles towed by a private towing company.

Background Information:
Auto Pound Locations (http://j.mp/kG5sgF).
Tow Process Overview (http://j.mp/lfBOEP).
Common Towing Questions (http://j.mp/imFYlp).
Parking and Standing Violations (http://j.mp/ifW8Uj).
Related Applications: Find Your Vehicle (http://j.mp/lWn0S7).

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. The list of public passenger vehicles includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/provdrs/vehic.html.

As described in https://data.cityofchicago.org/stories/s/311-Dataset-Changes-12-11-2018/d7nq-5g7t, the function of this dataset was replaced by https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/v6vf-nfxy. This dataset is historical-only.

All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011. A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria:All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011.

A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria: 1) On a public way in a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being driven in its present condition. 2) Has not been moved or used for more than seven consecutive days and is apparently deserted. 3) Has been left on the public way without state registration or a temporary state registration placard for two or more days. 4) Is a hazardous dilapidated vehicle left in full view of the general public, whether on public or private property.

For some Open service requests, the vehicle has been towed but further action is required before the request may be closed. 311 sometimes receives duplicate abandoned vehicle complaints.

If a vehicle is towed it remains as open, work in progress until it is redeemed, transferred or disposed of. The service request is not closed until there is a final disposition for the vehicle.

Requests that have been labeled as Duplicates are in the same geographic area and have been entered into 311 Customer Service Requests (CSR) system at around the same time as a previous request. Duplicate reports/requests are labeled as such in the Status field, as either "Open - Dup" or "Completed - Dup." Data is updated daily.

This dataset presents current and former locations of vehicles that have been relocated by the City of Chicago within the last 90 days. Vehicles may be relocated, but not impounded, due to inoperability, accident, severe weather, special events, construction or other work being performed in a thoroughfare where the vehicle was previously located.

All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011. A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria:All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011.

A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria: 1) On a public way in a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being driven in its present condition. 2) Has not been moved or used for more than seven consecutive days and is apparently deserted. 3) Has been left on the public way without state registration or a temporary state registration placard for two or more days. 4) Is a hazardous dilapidated vehicle left in full view of the general public, whether on public or private property.

For some Open service requests, the vehicle has been towed but further action is required before the request may be closed. 311 sometimes receives duplicate abandoned vehicle complaints.

If a vehicle is towed it remains as open, work in progress until it is redeemed, transferred or disposed of. The service request is not closed until there is a final disposition for the vehicle.

Requests that have been labeled as Duplicates are in the same geographic area and have been entered into 311 Customer Service Requests (CSR) system at around the same time as a previous request. Duplicate reports/requests are labeled as such in the Status field, as either "Open - Dup" or "Completed - Dup." Data is updated daily.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

Certain types of Public Passenger Vehicles licensed by the City of Chicago must be inspected as part of the license renewal or change of vehicle associated with the license. This dataset shows the schedule of upcoming appointments, as well as some past appointments.

For additional information about Public Passenger Vehicle licensing, please see https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bacp/provdrs/vehic.html.

For a list of Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses, please see https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/tfm3-3j95.

For any questions about appointments, including requests to reschedule, please e-mail BACPPV@cityofchicago.org.

All vehicles reported by Transportation Network Providers (sometimes called rideshare companies) to the City of Chicago as part of routine reporting required by ordinance. Inclusion of a vehicle in a monthly report indicates that the vehicle was eligible for trips in Chicago in that month for at least one day, regardless of whether it actually provided any rides. If a vehicle is eligible in multiple months, which is common, it will have records in each of these reporting months.

As of the creation of this dataset, there have been four TNPs licensed to operate in Chicago, although never more than three at any given time and currently three. Vehicles reported by more than one company in the same month are combined and the MULTIPLE_TNPS column is marked as TRUE. However, the matching process is imperfect so not all such vehicles are necessarily identified.

Information on last inspection date was not required before September 2017 so will not be found in older records.

The reporting is done on a monthly basis, as indicated in the MONTH_REPORTED column. However, starting in 2018, the reports are batched and files for all three months in a quarter are delivered to the City of Chicago at the end of each quarter. Due to an issue in this transition, some vehicle records for Q2 2018 (April-June) were reported for the quarter as a whole, rather than for individual months. For purposes of this dataset, those records have been assigned to 2018-06 (June). Therefore, some caution in interpreting this month and the quarter as a whole is advised.

Chart of average sale prices by month.

Operation of a taxi cab in Chicago requires a City-issued medallion. These medallions may be sold on the open market, with the City of Chicago recording the sale and change in ownership. This dataset shows such medallion transfers.

See https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/medallion_owner_information.html for more information about taxi medallions in Chicago.

See https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/tfm3-3j95 for the current Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses in Chicago. For taxis, the Public Vehicle Numbers will match between these datasets.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

Use the filters to the right to find upcoming inspections, based on vehicle type and/or number. (If you are not seeing filters, you may need to click the View Data button to get to the correct screen.)

This page shows only records for pending inspections in the next year ("Current" records) for the vehicle types in the filter area. For the full parent dataset, with all records and more information about the data, click the "Based On" link above.

For any questions about appointments, including requests to reschedule, please e-mail BACPPV@cityofchicago.org.

Chart of active taxi vehicles by make and model.

Pie chart of active Taxi vehicles by fuel source.

Note: This filtered view shows only those service requests from the underlying dataset that are not marked as duplicates. -- All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011. A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria:All open abandoned vehicle complaints made to 311 and all requests completed since January 1, 2011.

A vehicle can be classified as abandoned if it meets one or more of the following criteria: 1) On a public way in a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being driven in its present condition. 2) Has not been moved or used for more than seven consecutive days and is apparently deserted. 3) Has been left on the public way without state registration or a temporary state registration placard for two or more days. 4) Is a hazardous dilapidated vehicle left in full view of the general public, whether on public or private property.

For some Open service requests, the vehicle has been towed but further action is required before the request may be closed. 311 sometimes receives duplicate abandoned vehicle complaints.

If a vehicle is towed it remains as open, work in progress until it is redeemed, transferred or disposed of. The service request is not closed until there is a final disposition for the vehicle.

Requests that have been labeled as Duplicates are in the same geographic area and have been entered into 311 Customer Service Requests (CSR) system at around the same time as a previous request. Duplicate reports/requests are labeled as such in the Status field, as either "Open - Dup" or "Completed - Dup." Data is updated daily.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

A public passenger vehicle is a vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire by a public chauffeur. This filtered view contains only licensed taxicabs. The dataset of public passenger vehicles on which this view is based includes licensed taxicabs (medallions), liveries, ambulances, medicars, charter-sightseeing buses, horse-drawn carriages, and pedicabs. For more information, please see http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/bacppublicvehicles.html.

Scheduled inspections for Taxis in the next 365 days, as of the last update of the dataset.

NOT CURRENT DATA - This dataset contains past records from the Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses dataset. It is intended for historical reference, not current licensing information. It follows the format of the Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses dataset, with the addition of two additional columns at the end.

The Last Valid Date column indicates the most recent timestamp when that set of values appeared in the Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses dataset. It indicates when that version of the license record stopped being valid (was replaced by an updated version), not when it started being valid (replaced a previous version or was created for a newly added license). Due to various technical limitations, the Last Valid Date may be artificially late and intervening versions not shown are possible.

The Record Version ID is a unique identifier that has no meaning beyond distinguishing different versions of the same RecordID.

Please read the article linked below for more information.

Due to a change in the source system on 11/19/2018, all licenses will appear to have been updated on that date or on 11/20/2018.

Chart of vehicle counts by month, with the ability to filter to subsets of vehicles.

Explanation of the historical public chauffeur and public passenger vehicle datasets.