2,310,094 total
loud music 
complaints

While New York City's annual lows for loud music complaints tend to settle at around the same level each February, the May-June peaks have been steadily increasing over the past decade. In fact, the monthly standard deviation has increased 2,207 percent since 2010. This phenomenon produces the unmistakeable ripple effect seen in the interactive visualization here.

Data

2010

2020

Each ring equals one month.

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