3 days ago · From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion is down 26 percent – from 14 percent of subway riders evading the fare to 10 percent. Across buses, including both the local and express bus network, fare evasion is down by 9.1 percent – from 50 percent of riders evading the fare last summer down to 45 percent, marking a pivotal ...

4 days ago · From June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion is down 26 percent – from 14 percent of subway riders evading the fare to 10 percent. Across buses, including both the local and express bus network, fare evasion is down by 9.1 percent – from 50 percent of riders evading the fare last summer down to 45 percent, marking a pivotal ...

4 days ago · NYPD issued 143,100 TAB summonses for subway fare evasion in 2024, a 96 percent increase from 2019. ... The MTA has also created 15 Customer Service Centers that will be integrated with enrollment in Fair Fares, the City of New York’s program to provide eligible New Yorkers with half-fare MetroCards and OMNY accounts, as well as the MTA’s ...

Subway Fare Evasion Reports. Quarterly reports on the number of arrests for theft of services (Penal Law Section 165.15(3)) in a New York City subway station and the number of summonses returnable to the Transit Adjudication Bureau that were issued for subway fare evasion (21 NYCRR Section 1050.4). 2024 Third Quarter. Fare Evasion Arrests - Q3 ...

May 28, 2024 · Even though the MTA collected $5 billion from paying subway and bus customers, fare evasion amounted to 14% of the agency’s potential pool of revenue and nearly 4% of its operating budget, according to MTA and City Council records. Now, fare evasion is happening more frequently, especially on buses.

May 22, 2024 · The MTA is launching a Fare Evasion Lab as a test bed for new fare compliance technologies, including modern fare gates that will be evaluated as part of the MTA's Request for Information.

Aug 26, 2024 · Fare evasion has led to startling financial losses for the M.T.A., the state agency that runs the city transit system. In 2022, the authority lost $315 million because of bus fare evasion and...

Aug 28, 2024 · A chart shows quarterly fare evasion rates in New York City for subways and local buses. In the second quarter of 2024, 14 percent of subway fares were evaded; in the first quarter...

Dec 18, 2024 · In 2022, MTA leadership convened the Blue-Ribbon Panel to develop fresh approaches to reducing fare evasion across the entire MTA system of subways, buses, commuter rails, bridges and tunnels. Read its report or provide feedback.

3 days ago · In addition to subway improvements, fare evasion on buses, including local and express routes, decreased by 9.1%. MTA credits the change to the deployment of enforcement personnel, modifications ...