Never chase a fare evader into a building.

Last year the percentage of fare evaders to paying riders rose steadily to a high of 7.4 in August.

The survey is based on the token booth clerks' count of fare evaders during a 24-hour period.

The budget also outlines a plan for recapturing more than $17 million in lost revenues from fare evaders.

"I can probably still stop fare evaders and check them out without making arrests," Mr. Bratton said.

Messengers account for a large portion of fare evaders, transit officials said.

Hence, a fare evader can be caught at any time, not just on entrance and exit - and they are.

They do not include fare evaders or students who ride for free.

A breaking of rules, but what is a fare evader stealing?

Would the train or bus not run all the same with or without the fare evader?