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Fare evasion arrests skyrocket, more than 90% of those arrested are Black, Brown riders

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on February 22, 2023
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Fare evasion enforcement skyrocketed in the last three months of 2022 following a surge of police presence in the subway system, but arrests and summonses continue to be doled out disproportionately to Black and Latino riders.

The NYPD’s fare evasion data shows that police made 601 arrests and handed out 13,157 summonses for fare evasion in the fourth quarter of 2022, after the state, city, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a massive increase of police presence underground, aimed at establishing “omnipresence” and deterring both crime and the perception thereof, following a particularly violent period in 2022 on the rails.

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Fare evasion arrests skyrocket, more than 90% of those arrested are Black, Brown riders

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