Figure 1: MTA Losses to Fare Evasion by Quarter

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Note: Bus losses do not include express buses prior to 2019. 2018 and 2019 values based on MTA reports, which are no longer published. 2022 annual value taken from the Report of the Blue-Ribbon Panel on MTA Fare and Toll Evasion with quarterly division based on CBC staff analysis. 2021, 2023, and 2024 values based on CBC staff analysis. Data for 2020 are omitted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: CBC staff analysis of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA NYCT Subway Fare Evasion: Beginning 2018; MTA Bus Fare Evasion Beginning 2019; MTA Monthly Ridership / Traffic Data: Beginning January 2008, Transit and Bus Committee Meeting: March 2020, and Report of the Blue-Ribbon Panel on MTA Fare and Toll Evasion (May 2023).