NYC Ticket Odds

Dismissal rates by violation type

Based on decided NYC hearings (guilty, guilty with reduction, or not guilty). Types with fewer than 500 decided hearings are excluded.

ViolationDismissedReducedDecided hearingsAvg fine
No Standing-day/time Limits15.2%47.0%3,479,440$115
Fail To Dsply Muni Meter Recpt47.3%26.3%3,431,645$44
Double Parking36.3%36.5%1,835,310$115
No Parking-day/time Limits33.0%37.5%1,828,088$63
No Parking-street Cleaning25.9%12.9%1,769,873$58
Fail To Disp. Muni Meter Recpt14.8%64.1%1,703,195$65
Fire Hydrant13.9%23.7%1,099,165$115
No Standing-bus Stop14.0%43.5%1,084,359$115
Phto School Zn Speed Violation10.1%22.1%935,818$50
Insp. Sticker-expired/missing13.0%13.2%933,701$65
Reg. Sticker-expired/missing23.7%4.4%897,981$65
Double Parking-midtown Comml11.7%50.0%797,836$115
Expired Muni Meter51.2%12.2%737,355$46
Pltfrm Lfts Lwrd Pos Comm Veh21.6%31.6%671,812$62
Front Or Back Plate Missing46.6%18.4%616,956$65
Bus Lane Violation19.3%19.4%431,675$94
No Stopping-day/time Limits9.2%55.1%411,394$115
Bike Lane9.2%57.3%396,702$115
No Standing-exc. Truck Loading49.6%0.6%388,277$95
Expired Muni Mtr-comm Mtr Zn21.7%60.2%316,159$65
No Standing-comm Meter Zone24.7%4.5%304,750$115
No Standing-exc. Auth. Vehicle27.9%29.8%297,655$95
Crosswalk19.4%24.1%246,006$115
Sidewalk17.6%32.5%189,760$115
Safety Zone11.6%46.5%180,328$115
No Standing-bus Lane13.0%51.2%179,053$115
Nght Pkg On Resid Str-comm Veh40.9%32.4%176,868$65
Failure To Stop At Red Light11.6%23.0%156,347$50
Mobile Bus Lane Violation10.0%49.6%128,558$138
Comml Plates-unaltered Vehicle31.4%31.1%115,737$115
No Standing-taxi Stand38.4%32.7%100,685$115
Obstructing Driveway53.3%1.3%99,832$95
Mta Camera Violation - Parking In A Bus Stop10.6%32.8%72,638$142
Obstructing Traffic/intersect33.4%11.4%66,581$115
Non-compliance W/ Posted Sign34.6%14.9%55,776$60
Mta Camera Violation - Double Parking4.2%20.1%51,946$134
Expired Meter-comm Meter Zone15.7%39.6%51,275$116
Wrong Way45.4%15.4%50,514$50
No Standing Excp D/s25.4%46.1%44,115$95
Storage-3hr Commercial24.7%33.7%43,955$65
No Parking-exc. Auth. Vehicle84.4%2.6%43,048$61
Traffic Lane27.7%51.6%42,801$115
No Match-plate/sticker46.6%2.6%42,630$65
No Standing-off-street Lot10.2%23.8%37,691$93
Insp Sticker-mutilated/c'feit34.0%10.5%36,673$65
No Standing-hotel Loading15.9%41.3%36,474$115
Parked Bus-exc. Desig. Area55.5%0.9%31,570$53
Detached Trailer64.9%12.2%29,018$47
Pedestrian Ramp70.7%2.8%24,837$165
Reg Sticker-mutilated/c'feit30.1%34.6%23,583$65
Vin Obscured26.6%21.3%22,763$65
Unauthorized Bus Layover71.9%2.7%19,327$115
Improper Registration68.7%5.7%16,641$65
No Stand Taxi/fhv Relief Stand21.0%25.6%16,621$115
No Parking-taxi Stand87.6%1.5%16,184$64
Misuse Parking Permit51.0%0.5%13,681$65
Beyond Marked Space45.1%14.6%11,865$52
Angle Parking30.3%8.7%11,595$48
Pckp Dschrge In Prhbtd Zone51.5%0.3%10,246$115
No Std(exc Trks/gmtdst No-trk)53.6%22.5%9,474$115
Idling41.0%27.3%8,995$115
Selling/offering Mchndse-meter77.3%1.7%8,279$64
Fraudulent Use Parking Permit45.0%1.2%7,530$65
No Parking-exc. Dsblty Permit67.1%0.9%7,516$180
Other80.0%1.6%7,055$69
Overnight Tractor Trailer Pkg68.2%1.3%6,861$260
Missing Equipment59.9%5.2%5,796$46
No Parking-exc. Hndicap Permit75.6%1.3%5,209$180
No Standing-for Hire Veh Stnd11.0%57.0%5,084$115
Overtime Pkg-time Limit Posted40.4%8.7%4,795$62
Intersection37.6%15.5%3,958$115
Bus Parking In Lower Manhattan28.2%33.2%3,352$114
Nighttime Std/ Pkg In A Park83.4%0.7%2,922$95
Excavation-vehicle Obstr Traff22.8%35.7%2,879$95
Failure To Display Bus Permit88.3%0.4%2,848$505
Unauthorized Passenger Pick-up86.0%0.0%2,427$506
No Stop/standng Except Pas P/u89.7%2.3%2,041$506
Divided Highway29.9%3.3%1,923$115
No Standing-for Hire Veh Stop30.5%54.7%1,485$115
Unknown38.0%0.4%1,335$33
Pkg In Exc. Of Lim-comm Mtr Zn12.8%58.9%965$65
No Standing-commuter Van Stop16.5%14.0%953$114
Vehicle For Sale(dealers Only)84.7%0.9%947$45
Weigh In Motion Violation5.0%20.6%826$649
Angle Parking-comm Vehicle23.4%25.7%781$115
Expired Meter9.7%22.2%663$38
No Operator Nam/add/ph Display89.9%0.3%633$505