Boston 311 Requests (live portal)
The live, continuously updated 311 dataset on Analyze Boston — for when the 2025 snapshot isn't enough.
The City of Boston publishes 311 service requests continuously on Analyze Boston, including current-year data and an API. Final projects that want fresher data than the course snapshot pull from here.
Note: the live export’s schema occasionally shifts between years — one more reason the course keeps a frozen 2025 snapshot for graded work.
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Citing this dataset
Course style guide rule: cite the dataset name, provider, and the date you accessed it — e.g. "Boston 311 Requests (live portal). Course data catalog, courses.langd0n.com. Accessed [date]." If the entry names an upstream source (a city portal, a public agency), cite that too.