NYC Traffic Tickets Statistics

New York City publishes the statistics of traffic tickets issued in New York City. See chart below. It is usually two months behind real time.

Offense Description	February of 2025	Year To Date 2025
Backing Unsafely	37	69
Bike Lane	111	297
Bus Lane	254	450
Cell Phone	1361	2640
Commercial Veh on Pkwy	73	151
Cruising For Passengers	13	31
Disobey Traffic Control Device	10448	22231
Driving Too Slow	6	10
Equipment	3192	7328
Equipment (Other)	8	13
Excessive Noise	0	1
Fail to Keep Right	11	16
Fail to yield Right of Way to Pedestrian	3938	7468
Failure to Signal	624	1470
Failure to yield Right of Way to Vehicle	16	54
Following Too Closely	41	91
Improper Passing	156	353
Improper Taxi Pickup	27	61
Improper Turn	3473	7155
Improper/Missing Plates	257	912
Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycle	11	12
Motorcycle (Other)	52	118
Not Giving R of W to Veh.	82	173
Obstructed Plate	576	1350
One Way Street	108	288
Overheight	7	11
Overlength	30	63
Overweight	135	315
Overwidth	31	57
Pavement Markings	37	97
Red Light	5191	10931
School Bus	20	42
Scooter In NYC	0	0
Seat Belt	2221	4719
Speeding	9280	18194
Spillback	32	78
TBTA Rule	26	74
Tints	3742	8434
TLC (Other)	0	0
Truck Route	121	233
Uninspected	813	1935
Uninsured	526	1159
Unlicensed Operator	3383	7991
Unregistered	2065	4762
Unsafe Lane Change	290	592
Other Movers	4667	9660
Totals	57592	122089

Dispute a Traffic Ticket in New York City

New York City tickets are handled much differently than tickets in the rest of New York State. For one, there is no plea bargaining. All tickets are prosecuted by the issuing officers themselves. They are not allowed to chat with you about the trial and the judge will not accept a plea bargain under any circumstances. Your otherwise good record cannot play a helpful role (except in the fine). If you plead Not Guilty you must have a hearing with the officer and the judge. The second big difference for tickets in New York City is that there are limited discovery rights. CPL 245 does not apply. There is no right to a Supporting Deposition.

Benjamin Goldman Law Office

The Benjamin Goldman Law Office is a traffic ticket defense firm. We handle many cases in the various hearing centers of the Traffic Violations Bureau. Our team can help in The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Every day attorneys representing our firm can be found in the Traffic Violations Bureau fighting on behalf of motorists. The Benjamin Goldman Law Office will be glad to take on your New York City traffic ticket. You can contact us at your convenience to discuss your case. Consultations are free.