Trends tell you whether your program is improving, holding, or sliding. This is usually a monthly review question — filter to the last 30 days and look at trend lines, top violation types, and the mix of enforcement actions — and a quarterly one when you're looking for direction over a longer period.
For how to open the report, set a date range, and read each section, see Patrol Analytics – Understanding Your Community Enforcement Activity. This article assumes you're looking at the report and asking "what should I do about this?"
What to look for
Total enforcement actions over time — Are they trending down (good), flat, or up?
Mix of warnings vs. citations vs. tows — A healthy program has a high warning ratio early on and shifts toward fewer total actions as residents learn the rules.
Seasonal spikes — Holidays, summer guest traffic, and weather events all show up here.
What to do
If total violations are climbing, look at the Violation Breakdown to see which categories are driving it. One category climbing usually points to one root cause.
If guest violations are climbing, review your guest parking configuration — pass limits, time limits, or registration requirements may be misaligned with how residents actually host.
If expired-permit violations are climbing, check your lease-status widget and renewal workflow. Residents may not be getting renewal prompts.
If "no permit" violations are climbing, audit your resident invitation rate and registration funnel. A growing untagged-vehicle population usually means residents aren't onboarding.
If everything is climbing, the property may have changed (new building section, new resident demographics, new amenity) and the program needs an overall review.
Common Patterns and What They Mean
Warnings down, citations up
Generally healthy — your program is maturing, residents have been warned, and now you're enforcing. Watch for the next inflection: citations should eventually trend down too.
Important Notes
Trends only mean something with enough data — short date ranges on new properties can be misleading.