NYC Subway Fare Evasion Rates Quarterly Since 2018

New York City Transit provides quarterly estimates for subway fare evasion rates beginning in 2018. The dataset includes the estimated Fare Evasion rate and its Margin of Error for each Time Period. Data is collected via surveys conducted by traffic checkers and analyzed using stratified sampling.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in Fare Evasion over Time Period to assess the impact of policy changes.
• Modeling the relationship between Fare Evasion and its Margin of Error to understand estimate reliability.
• Forecasting future Fare Evasion rates based on historical quarterly patterns.

Strengths

• Quarterly data provides regular updates on a key operational metric.
• Includes Margin of Error for each Fare Evasion estimate, offering statistical context.

Limitations

• Dataset contains only three columns, offering limited explanatory variables for modeling.
• Unknown sample size for underlying surveys limits assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov (New York State government).

Collection Method

Estimates derived from surveys conducted by traffic checkers using stratified sampling.

Time Range

Beginning 2018, quarterly.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last update was January 2026.

Geography

New York City Transit (NYCT) subway system.