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	June of 2025	Year To Date 2025
Backing Unsafely	30	170
Bike Lane	143	937
Bus Lane	82	985
Cell Phone	1169	8386
Commercial Veh on Pkwy	78	403
Cruising For Passengers	7	72
Disobey Traffic Control Device	9021	63467
Driving Too Slow	6	22
Equipment	3325	20940
Equipment (Other)	7	37
Excessive Noise	2	4
Fail to Keep Right	5	47
Fail to yield Right of Way to Pedestrian	3028	22501
Failure to Signal	472	3681
Failure to yield Right of Way to Vehicle	24	152
Following Too Closely	39	261
Improper Passing	168	1113
Improper Taxi Pickup	11	119
Improper Turn	3242	21982
Improper/Missing Plates	325	2276
Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycle	5	37
Motorcycle (Other)	150	550
Not Giving R of W to Veh.	85	522
Obstructed Plate	485	3727
One Way Street	141	963
Overheight	10	36
Overlength	43	256
Overweight	136	1050
Overwidth	40	230
Pavement Markings	74	388
Red Light	4310	33421
School Bus	7	119
Scooter In NYC	0	0
Seat Belt	2492	15771
Speeding	6797	51341
Spillback	22	179
TBTA Rule	132	511
Tints	3770	23903
TLC (Other)	0	2
Truck Route	82	768
Uninspected	755	5038
Uninsured	575	3352
Unlicensed Operator	3454	22381
Unregistered	2354	13907
Unsafe Lane Change	310	1833
Other Movers	4674	30494
Totals	52087	358364

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.