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Evasion Trends: Income & Season • By median income – Higher evasions observed in stations where adjacent census tract median income < $30k – No effect when income > $30k Fare Evasion Rate (per Psgr) 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% Weekday Evasion by Median Income 6~18 18~24 24~28 28~32 32~36 36~42 42~48 48~62 62~70 70~86 86~176 Station Median Income Range ($ Thousands) * Ex cludes afternoon school discharge hour (15:00-15:59) Ev asion per Psgr Ev asion per Hour Sample size = 167,817 entries 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Fare Evasion Rate (per Hour) • Seasonality – Evasion is more prevalent during warm summer months • Summer = ~1.7% Winter = ~0.9% • Consistent with literature on general crime trends • Seasonal ridership impacts (trip purpose) Fare Evasion Rate (per Psgr) 2.0% Ev asion per Psgr 1.8% Ev asion per Hour 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 09/04~09/06 09/05~09/07 09/06~09/08 09/07~09/09 09/08~09/10 09/09~09/11 Reporting Period (Rolling Average) Seasonality of Fare Evasion 09/10~09/12 09/11~10/01 09/12~10/02 10/01~10/03 10/02~10/04 10/03~10/05 10/04~10/06 10/05~10/07 10/06~10/08 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Fare Evasion Rate (per Hour) Sample size = 37,269 entries per period New York City Transit TRB Paper #11-2016 Slide 10
Combating Fare Evasion Photo: NYC Transit DRAW • Properly locking service access gates at all times • Improve communication of child height restrictions • Fare control configuration and staff presence don’t seem to have much effect – Gate evasion rates: 0.9% unstaffed, 1.0% staffed – High-wheel evasion rates: 1.2% unstaffed, 1.0% staffed • Tackling organized fare abuse operations (swipers) – Vending machine vandalism costs repair expenses – Swiping impacts revenue – Work with NYPD Transit Bureau and community courts – Use video evidence if available New York City Transit TRB Paper #11-2016 Slide 11
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