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NYC 311 Complaints

NYC's 311 system handles 2.8M service requests annually — the largest municipal 311 system in the world. The top complaints are noise (420K), heat/hot water (310K), and illegal parking. Average resolution time is 52 hours. Brooklyn generates the most complaints at 27% of the total.

Source: 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9)
Annual Requests
2.8M
311 service requests
NYC 311
#1 Complaint
Heat/Hot Water
310K
NYC 311
#2 Complaint
Noise
420K
NYC 311
Avg Resolution
52h
Average close time
NYC 311

311 Request Volume Trend

2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3.0M3.2MAnnual Requests20162018202020222024
2.8MMin 2.4MMax 3.0MAvg 2.7M
311 volume peaked during COVID (2020-2021) driven by heat/hot water complaints, then stabilized at ~2.8M.
Source: 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9)

Top 10 Complaint Types

1.
Noise (Residential)
284,000
2.
Heat/Hot Water
310,000
3.
Illegal Parking
198,000
4.
Blocked Driveway
164,000
5.
Street Condition
148,000
6.
Noise (Commercial)
136,000
7.
Water System
112,000
8.
Rodent
98,000
9.
Plumbing
86,000
10.
Paint/Plaster
72,000
TypeCountShare
Noise (Residential)284K10.1%
Heat/Hot Water310K11.1%
Illegal Parking198K7.1%
Blocked Driveway164K5.9%
Street Condition148K5.3%
Noise (Commercial)136K4.9%
Water System112K4.0%
Rodent98K3.5%
Plumbing86K3.1%
Paint/Plaster72K2.6%

Complaints by Borough

1.
Brooklyn
756,000
2.
Queens
588,000
3.
Bronx
560,000
4.
Manhattan
532,000
5.
Staten Island
168,000

How Residents Reach 311

TopPhone
Phone42.0%
Online/App38.0%
Text/Social12.0%
Other8.0%
Phone42%
Online/App38%
Text/Social12%
Other8%

Explore 311 data by borough, complaint type, and resolution status.

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