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Chicago Lawn: All categories · 12:00–18:00 — Graffiti requests

All categories · 12:00–18:00

City source retrieved November 6, 2026 · scan evaluated November 9, 2026 · celeration turn

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Celeration turns: changes between fitted phases

A factor describes a standardized six-month multiplier, not a count. These turns passed the scan’s volume and magnitude gates; phase selection remains exploratory.

  • Suggested boundary January 2020: ×4.45 → ×1.03 per six months; 4.3× change between factors. Adjacent raw phase totals: 428 and 5,820. The fitted slope changes without reversing sign.

Saved observations and fitted phases

Suggested 2-phase description — exploratory, not confirmed.

Fixed six-log-cycle frame · 120 calendar months · factors per six months. Raw zeros stay zero; confirmed zeros become one only for log-space fitting and diagnostics. Missing coverage remains unavailable.

Monthly graffiti removal requests on a standard celeration chartCity of Chicago published records. Fixed six-decade count scale, 120 calendar months, celeration per 6 months. Zero markers are unconnected below the plot. Exact counts and coverage are available in the data table. Analyze: suggested. Suggested 2-phase description — exploratory, not confirmed. See the phase results table for dates, factors and uncertainty.1510501005001,0005,00010,00050,000100,000500,0001,000,000Requests per monthsuggested phase 1: 2019-01–2019-12suggested phase 2: 2020-01–2026-09Feb 2019: 5Mar 2019: 28Apr 2019: 22May 2019: 26Jun 2019: 39Jul 2019: 41Aug 2019: 40Sep 2019: 72Oct 2019: 57Nov 2019: 75Dec 2019: 23Jan 2020: 51Feb 2020: 62Mar 2020: 41Apr 2020: 57May 2020: 38Jun 2020: 66Jul 2020: 92Aug 2020: 79Sep 2020: 65Oct 2020: 45Nov 2020: 53Dec 2020: 41Jan 2021: 55Feb 2021: 27Mar 2021: 50Apr 2021: 78May 2021: 39Jun 2021: 44Jul 2021: 53Aug 2021: 48Sep 2021: 78Oct 2021: 56Nov 2021: 44Dec 2021: 35Jan 2022: 48Feb 2022: 47Mar 2022: 94Apr 2022: 70May 2022: 79Jun 2022: 77Jul 2022: 162Aug 2022: 48Sep 2022: 55Oct 2022: 34Nov 2022: 38Dec 2022: 74Jan 2023: 68Feb 2023: 171Mar 2023: 63Apr 2023: 64May 2023: 72Jun 2023: 94Jul 2023: 59Aug 2023: 84Sep 2023: 63Oct 2023: 67Nov 2023: 107Dec 2023: 118Jan 2024: 103Feb 2024: 72Mar 2024: 80Apr 2024: 94May 2024: 126Jun 2024: 71Jul 2024: 75Aug 2024: 127Sep 2024: 76Oct 2024: 62Nov 2024: 108Dec 2024: 86Jan 2025: 76Feb 2025: 109Mar 2025: 119Apr 2025: 88May 2025: 74Jun 2025: 92Jul 2025: 69Aug 2025: 72Sep 2025: 68Oct 2025: 120Nov 2025: 61Dec 2025: 61Jan 2026: 56Feb 2026: 58Mar 2026: 64Apr 2026: 66May 2026: 59Jun 2026: 76Jul 2026: 43Aug 2026: 105Sep 2026: 51ZeroUnknownJan 2019: zero requests; not connected?Oct 2016: missing?Nov 2016: missing?Dec 2016: missing?Jan 2017: missing?Feb 2017: missing?Mar 2017: missing?Apr 2017: missing?May 2017: missing?Jun 2017: missing?Jul 2017: missing?Aug 2017: missing?Sep 2017: missing?Oct 2017: missing?Nov 2017: missing?Dec 2017: missing?Jan 2018: missing?Feb 2018: missing?Mar 2018: missing?Apr 2018: missing?May 2018: missing?Jun 2018: missing?Jul 2018: missing?Aug 2018: missing?Sep 2018: missing?Oct 2018: missing?Nov 2018: missing?Dec 2018: missingOct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026Calendar months

Suggested phases · exploratory · per six months

  1. 1 · Jan 2019–Dec 2019×4.45Fitted increase · 1 zero fitted as 1
  2. 2 · Jan 2020–Sep 2026×1.03Fitted increase

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Interpretation and limitations (13)
  • Exploratory description, not a forecast, causal explanation or proof of a change.
  • Approximate 95% factor intervals assume independent, constant-variance log residuals and fixed boundaries. They do not account for boundary search, serial dependence or source revisions.
  • Confirmed zeros are treated as 1 only for fitting and its diagnostics. Raw counts stay zero; low-count results depend on this convention.
  • Independent phase lines may jump at boundaries. Every observation belongs to exactly one phase.
  • Reporting, classifications and seasonality can change. Counts are not population-adjusted; a level shift without a slope change is not the target of this search.
  • Uses dated last-good cached data, not newly verified source counts.
  • 1 confirmed zero fitted as 1; raw counts remain zero. Low-count trends are sensitive to this adjustment.
  • Boundary ranges show near-optimal models within 2 BIC units, not confidence intervals. They can be narrow even when the model is uncertain.
  • A phase is at the minimum allowed length; its boundary may be sensitive to that search limit.
  • 311 status is its value at retrieval, not at request creation. Newer cohorts have had less time to close; Open/Canceled comparisons can reflect workflow or cohort age rather than changing request volume.
  • Current-system 311 coverage starts in 2019. Early phases may reflect adoption/reporting ramp-up; request counts are not completed work or incident prevalence.
  • Many dependent filter conditions were searched. No multiple-testing-adjusted significance or causal attribution is claimed.
  • Frequency compares fixed equal-length windows of raw counts, not population risk or a celeration-factor ratio. Reporting, classifications and exposure may have changed.
Phase diagnostics

Intervals assume fixed boundaries and independent log residuals. They are not adjusted for the phase or filter search. Near-optimal boundary ranges are not confidence intervals.

Saved phase results
PhaseStart–endMonthsFactor / six monthsConditional 95% intervalZeros fitted as 1Lag-one residual
1January 2019–December 201912×4.451.656–11.9310.226
2January 2020–September 202681×1.031.015–1.05500.215

Near-optimal boundary range: January 2020–January 2020.

Exact monthly observations (120 slots)

Newest first. Unknown coverage is not a zero. These are the original saved observations, not fitted or rounded predictions.

Raw monthly requests
MonthRaw countCoverage
September 202651complete
August 2026105complete
July 202643complete
June 202676complete
May 202659complete
April 202666complete
March 202664complete
February 202658complete
January 202656complete
December 202561complete
November 202561complete
October 2025120complete
September 202568complete
August 202572complete
July 202569complete
June 202592complete
May 202574complete
April 202588complete
March 2025119complete
February 2025109complete
January 202576complete
December 202486complete
November 2024108complete
October 202462complete
September 202476complete
August 2024127complete
July 202475complete
June 202471complete
May 2024126complete
April 202494complete
March 202480complete
February 202472complete
January 2024103complete
December 2023118complete
November 2023107complete
October 202367complete
September 202363complete
August 202384complete
July 202359complete
June 202394complete
May 202372complete
April 202364complete
March 202363complete
February 2023171complete
January 202368complete
December 202274complete
November 202238complete
October 202234complete
September 202255complete
August 202248complete
July 2022162complete
June 202277complete
May 202279complete
April 202270complete
March 202294complete
February 202247complete
January 202248complete
December 202135complete
November 202144complete
October 202156complete
September 202178complete
August 202148complete
July 202153complete
June 202144complete
May 202139complete
April 202178complete
March 202150complete
February 202127complete
January 202155complete
December 202041complete
November 202053complete
October 202045complete
September 202065complete
August 202079complete
July 202092complete
June 202066complete
May 202038complete
April 202057complete
March 202041complete
February 202062complete
January 202051complete
December 201923complete
November 201975complete
October 201957complete
September 201972complete
August 201940complete
July 201941complete
June 201939complete
May 201926complete
April 201922complete
March 201928complete
February 20195complete
January 20190complete
December 2018Unavailablemissing
November 2018Unavailablemissing
October 2018Unavailablemissing
September 2018Unavailablemissing
August 2018Unavailablemissing
July 2018Unavailablemissing
June 2018Unavailablemissing
May 2018Unavailablemissing
April 2018Unavailablemissing
March 2018Unavailablemissing
February 2018Unavailablemissing
January 2018Unavailablemissing
December 2017Unavailablemissing
November 2017Unavailablemissing
October 2017Unavailablemissing
September 2017Unavailablemissing
August 2017Unavailablemissing
July 2017Unavailablemissing
June 2017Unavailablemissing
May 2017Unavailablemissing
April 2017Unavailablemissing
March 2017Unavailablemissing
February 2017Unavailablemissing
January 2017Unavailablemissing
December 2016Unavailablemissing
November 2016Unavailablemissing
October 2016Unavailablemissing
Source and reproducibility
Publisher dataset
311 Service Requests · City of Chicago
Source retrieved
2026-11-06T12:10:53.153Z
Publisher update
2026-11-06T11:22:56.000Z
Covered months
January 2019–September 2026
Source note
Source v6vf-nfxy. Joint day/category/hour/applicable-flag/ward/status counts; no addresses, coordinates or incident identifiers. Each year's cells reconcile with an independent source total. Reads are not an atomic publisher snapshot. Current 311 system only, legacy_record=false; includes duplicate requests, not completed work. Status is as currently published, grouped by creation date—not historical status or completion date. Prepared daily community-area snapshot; scheduled rebuild at 06:00 America/Chicago. Full supported history is rechecked for corrections. Retrieval timestamps are preserved; this is not a real-time feed. Local indexed neighborhood snapshot. Totals are for the loaded area before other filters, not citywide totals. Citywide and unassigned-area views use a separate network-backed scope.
Snapshot
daily-v1:f761b44d-f9db-4d57-b536-48aea9b60f93:neighborhood-v2:2810b904796aad2e46ff15f3464b7ba7
Discovery method
multi-feed-turn-and-frequency-renewal-v2
Analyze method
exploratory-segmented-log10-ols-zero-as-one-v3
Search plan
a3ffccedeb8d8ce18a30df3636839f775af1e5188e55a1f685695133135c6e35
Evidence run
3d17250e84531944e5cbb447363b675ee89161c8e72fecf1db29b43aa81e65c0

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