Noise Reports in New York
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Using a heatmap to visualize the noisiest areas of New York
Everyone knows that New York is a noisy city. But where are the noisest streets and neighborhoods? By analyzing New York's 311 report data, we have been able to create a heatmap showing noise - and what a lot of noise there is! Breaking down New York noise reports by year, we can see the following data points:
Year | Number of Noise Reports |
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2010 | 115,627 |
2011 | 110,966 |
2012 | 127,750 |
2013 | 151,303 |
2014 | 192,285 |
2015 | 206,460 |
2016 | 221,022 |
2017 | 229,715 |
2018 | 217,573 |
2019 | 232,609 |
2020 | 405,189 |
2021 | 3,636 |
Noise reports are only increasing in number in New York. 2020's high figure of 405,189 reports represents a 250% increase in noise complaints since 2010, a quite astounding figure.