NYC parking ticket fines: most common violations this fiscal year

Which parking violations New York City writes most, what each one costs on the City's fine list, and how the ticket count splits by borough, month and day of the week. The ticket counts come from the Department of Finance's open data for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2026; the fine amounts come from the City's violation code table. Counts are tickets issued, not money collected.

Data updated: October 27, 2026, 10:24 PM EDTCounts are computed with SQL from our copy of City open data totals; no commentary is added.

Short answer

From July 1, 2026 through September 19, 2026, New York City's parking violations data lists 3,436,124 tickets, camera tickets included, and the most common was code 36 (PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION) with 923,544 tickets, which has a listed fine of $50.

This fiscal year at a glance

Tickets issued: 3,436,124July 1, 2026 through September 19, 2026, all violation codes
Per day: 42,421Average over 81 days counted, weekends included
Against last year: 7.2% fewerSame dates in fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through September 19, 2025): 3,702,969 tickets
Listed-fine value, estimate: $245.5 million to $260.6 millionTickets times listed fine, a range; not money collected

The 20 most common violation codes

Ticket counts are for July 1, 2026 through September 19, 2026. The two fine columns are the City's listed amounts, which include the $15 New York State surcharge according to the City's table. Share is the percentage of all tickets counted.

Code	Violation (City's label)	Fine, Manhattan below 96th St	Fine, all other areas	Tickets	Share
36	PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION	$50	$50	923,544	26.9%
21	NO PARKING-STREET CLEANING	$65	$65	488,499	14.2%
7	FAILURE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT	$50	$50	285,099	8.3%
38	FAIL TO DSPLY MUNI METER RECPT	$65	$35	274,119	8.0%
14	NO STANDING-DAY/TIME LIMITS	$115	$115	195,446	5.7%
40	FIRE HYDRANT	$115	$115	133,817	3.9%
20	NO PARKING-DAY/TIME LIMITS	$65	$60	126,961	3.7%
71	INSP. STICKER-EXPIRED/MISSING	$65	$65	112,243	3.3%
5	BUS LANE VIOLATION	$250	$250	82,154	2.4%
70	REG. STICKER-EXPIRED/MISSING	$65	$65	71,087	2.1%
69	FAIL TO DISP. MUNI METER RECPT	$65	$35	68,283	2.0%
46	DOUBLE PARKING	$115	$115	66,633	1.9%
15	NO STANDING-OFF-STREET LOT	$115	$115	66,180	1.9%
31	NO STANDING-COMM METER ZONE	$115	$115	63,512	1.8%
43	EXPIRED METER-COMM METER ZONE	$65	$35	57,874	1.7%
37	EXPIRED MUNI METER	$65	$35	50,272	1.5%
16	NO STANDING-EXC. TRUCK LOADING	$95	$95	48,339	1.4%
74	FRONT OR BACK PLATE MISSING	$65	$65	44,465	1.3%
19	NO STANDING-BUS STOP	$115	$115	39,757	1.2%
84	PLTFRM LFTS LWRD POS COMM VEH	$65	$45	24,820	0.7%
All other codes (77 codes)				213,020	6.2%

Tickets by borough

Our own calculation. The source records the borough with mixed codes (NY and MN, BK and K, Q and QN, BX, ST and R, plus long names and blanks); we merge them as NY and MN into Manhattan, BK and K into Brooklyn, Q and QN into Queens, BX into Bronx, and ST and R into Staten Island. Rows with no borough are shown as not recorded.

Borough	Tickets	Share	Tickets per day
Manhattan	972,009	28.3%	12,000
Brooklyn	948,656	27.6%	11,712
Queens	915,229	26.6%	11,299
Bronx	415,935	12.1%	5,135
Staten Island	138,158	4.0%	1,706
Not recorded	46,137	1.3%	570

Tickets by month, against the same dates last year

Our own calculation. The current month is counted only through September 19, 2026; last year's figure covers exactly the same calendar dates. A comparison is shown only when last year's data has a count for every one of those days.

Month	Days counted	Tickets	Per day	Same dates last year	Change
July 2026	31	1,528,202	49,297	1,464,814	+4.3%
August 2026	31	1,220,841	39,382	1,361,420	-10.3%
September 2026 (through 19)	19	687,081	36,162	876,735	-21.6%

Tickets by day of the week

Our own calculation from the days counted, July 1, 2026 through September 19, 2026. Holidays are counted as the weekday they fall on, so a weekday with a holiday has a lower average.

Day	Days counted	Tickets	Per day	Share of all tickets
Monday	11	487,330	44,303	14.2%
Tuesday	11	560,109	50,919	16.3%
Wednesday	12	554,896	46,241	16.1%
Thursday	12	603,988	50,332	17.6%
Friday	12	533,998	44,500	15.5%
Saturday	12	401,741	33,478	11.7%
Sunday	11	294,062	26,733	8.6%

What the tickets would add up to at list price: an estimate

Our own estimate for the 10 most common codes: tickets times the listed fine. It is NOT money collected. It ignores discounts, dismissals, appeals, payment plans and unpaid tickets, and the data does not say which fine area each ticket falls in, so where the two listed amounts differ we show the range from the lower to the higher amount. 285 tickets have a code that is not in the fine table and are left out of the total.

Code	Tickets	Listed fine	Estimated value at list price
36	923,544	$50	$46.2 million
21	488,499	$65	$31.8 million
7	285,099	$50	$14.3 million
38	274,119	$35 to $65	$9.6 million to $17.8 million
14	195,446	$115	$22.5 million
40	133,817	$115	$15.4 million
20	126,961	$60 to $65	$7.6 million to $8.3 million
71	112,243	$65	$7.3 million
5	82,154	$250	$20.5 million
70	71,087	$65	$4.6 million
All 94 codes with a listed fine	3,435,839		$245.5 million to $260.6 million

Official pages

Paying, disputing and the current fine amounts are handled by the City, not here.

Note

Fine table date: the City's violation code table was last updated on July 30, 2024. If fines have changed since, the dollar amounts here are out of date; check the Department of Finance page for the current amounts. Codes 0, 94, 95 appear in the ticket data but not in the table, so they show no fine.
Data through September 19, 2026: the City publishes this data set with a lag of weeks. The last complete day in our copy is September 19, 2026, 38 days ago. Days after that with unusually few tickets are incomplete and are not counted (143,850 tickets left out), and 656,197 rows with dates outside the fiscal year, in the future or blank were dropped.
These are tickets as issued. The data set does not show whether a ticket was later paid, dismissed or expired. It also mixes tickets written by officers with tickets from photo enforcement; the City's own labels (for example code 36, PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION) tell them apart, and this page counts every code alike.
Source and license: NYC Department of Finance, Parking Violations Issued (fiscal year 2027) and DOF Parking Violation Codes, published on NYC Open Data, which states there are no restrictions on the use of Open Data. Last pulled October 27, 2026, 10:23 PM EDT. Counts, shares and estimates are our own calculations and are not endorsed by the City of New York.
No plate numbers, summons numbers, street names or vehicle details are collected or shown; only totals by day, code and borough.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most common parking ticket in NYC?: From July 1, 2026 through September 19, 2026, the most common was code 36, PHTO SCHOOL ZN SPEED VIOLATION, with 923,544 tickets (26.9% of all tickets counted). Next were code 21, NO PARKING-STREET CLEANING, with 488,499, and code 7, FAILURE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT, with 285,099.
How much is a parking ticket in NYC?: It depends on the violation. Among the 20 most common codes, the listed fine runs from $35 to $250. The City's table says each amount includes a $15 New York State surcharge. For the current amount, use the Department of Finance link on this page.
Is the fine the same everywhere in the city?: Not for every violation. The City's table lists two amounts for each code, one for Manhattan below 96th Street and one for all other areas, and they differ for 26 of its 97 codes. For example, code 38 (FAIL TO DSPLY MUNI METER RECPT) is $65 in Manhattan below 96th Street and $35 elsewhere.
How many parking tickets does NYC issue a day?: Over the 81 days counted this fiscal year the average is 42,421 tickets a day. Weekdays average 47,247 and weekends 30,252; the busiest weekday on average is Tuesday with 50,919.
Are there more or fewer tickets than last year?: For the same calendar dates, July 1 through September 19, there were 3,702,969 tickets in fiscal year 2026 and 3,436,124 in fiscal year 2027, which is 7.2% fewer.
How do I pay or dispute a parking ticket?: Payment and disputes are handled by the NYC Department of Finance. Use the official links on this page; we cannot see or change any individual ticket and do not give legal advice.

Source and terms

Parking Violations Issued - Fiscal Year 2027 (data.cityofnewyork.us pvqr-7yc4, Department of Finance); önceki yıl kıyası için Fiscal Year 2026 (9mwx-gamw). Terms: NYC Open Data: 'There are no restrictions on the use of Open Data' (NYC Open Data SSS, nyc.gov). Source: NYC Department of Finance, Parking Violations Issued, NYC Open Data (City of New York). Counts and comparisons are our own calculations; not endorsed by the City of New York. Data retrieved: October 27, 2026, 10:23 PM EDT. Source data runs through: September 19, 2026. Computation: newyork24.
DOF Parking Violation Codes (data.cityofnewyork.us ncbg-6agr, Department of Finance). Terms: NYC Open Data: 'There are no restrictions on the use of Open Data' (NYC Open Data SSS, nyc.gov). Source: NYC Department of Finance, DOF Parking Violation Codes, NYC Open Data (City of New York). Data retrieved: October 27, 2026, 10:22 PM EDT. Source data runs through: July 30, 2024.