Subway toll evasion reached new high last year, but is decreasing due to new MTA measures, report says

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- People going to extremes to avoid paying for the subway is nothing new, but a new report is showing just how much the city is losing, and what new technology has helped cut down on crime.

It's not hard to spot the subway toll beaters leaping, hopping, climbing, shimming and squishing in, sometimes two at a time, to avoid the fare.

Some simply walk through the emergency exit doors.

Last year, people fare-evaded more than 300 times every single minute in New York City, according to a newly-released report.

"In 2024, we estimate that the MTA lost nearly $1 billion to fare evasion," Ana Champeny said.

She's with the Citizens Budget Commission, a non-profit watchdog group which examines how your tax dollars are spent.

"Here we looked at fare evasion, which has bee