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	November of 2025	Year To Date 2025
Backing Unsafely	22	311
Bike Lane	123	1724
Bus Lane	74	1368
Cell Phone	1176	14111
Commercial Veh on Pkwy	87	826
Cruising For Passengers	6	123
Disobey Traffic Control Device	11883	113004
Driving Too Slow	4	38
Equipment	3986	39543
Equipment (Other)	11	86
Excessive Noise	0	15
Fail to Keep Right	6	79
Fail to yield Right of Way to Pedestrian	3506	38710
Failure to Signal	591	6249
Failure to yield Right of Way to Vehicle	13	247
Following Too Closely	41	546
Improper Passing	192	2302
Improper Taxi Pickup	22	182
Improper Turn	3517	37752
Improper/Missing Plates	304	3857
Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycle	11	71
Motorcycle (Other)	40	1029
Not Giving R of W to Veh.	108	986
Obstructed Plate	467	6051
One Way Street	210	1836
Overheight	7	68
Overlength	5	543
Overweight	79	1809
Overwidth	0	490
Pavement Markings	58	749
Red Light	4742	55428
School Bus	14	212
Scooter In NYC	0	0
Seat Belt	1436	25524
Speeding	7794	89092
Spillback	35	314
TBTA Rule	136	1341
Tints	4270	43050
TLC (Other)	0	2
Truck Route	104	1236
Uninspected	685	8685
Uninsured	565	6245
Unlicensed Operator	3363	40052
Unregistered	1873	24301
Unsafe Lane Change	296	3613
Other Movers	4169	52806
Totals	56031	626606

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.