The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.
Fare evasion dropped slightly on New York City’s subways and buses last year following an enforcement blitz by the NYPD, MTA officials said on Wednesday.
The drop came amid a drastic increase in police activity on trains and buses. Arrests in the subway system increased by 67% in 2024 from the year prior, NYPD Assistant Transit Chief Jerry O’Sullivan said during an MTA meeting on Monday. Summonses issued in the system also grew by 19% last year, according to O’Sullivan.
Transit officials have complained about fare evasion for decades. Lieber in 2023 issued a report estimating fare evasion cost the agency more thanNYC Transit Senior Vice President Frank Annicaro on Monday said his team was looking at more ways to reduce fare evasion on buses. He said the MTA was testing camera feeds on 100 buses. The system, which is similar to ones used in retail stores like Target, will display a live view of the entry area on monitors to let riders know they’re being watched.
MTA board member David Jones, who leads the nonprofit Community Service Society of New York, called the drop in fare evasion “a positive sign,” but questioned whether the increased enforcement was racially targeted.
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