How the Outcomes Index works

The TossMyTicket Outcomes Index computes dismissal rates from records of real hearings — currently 2,088,666 hearing verdicts. No rate is ever estimated, modeled, or filled in.

Current coverage

Source datasets: New York City official open data

Sources

Official open datasets published by the cities themselves (for example, New York City's Open Parking and Camera Violations dataset, which records the outcome of every hearing), official published reports, and outcomes reported by TossMyTicket users after their cases close. User reports are labeled verified user reports and never mixed silently into official figures.

Computation

For a violation type in a city over a stated period: dismissal rate = hearings decided "not guilty" ÷ hearings decided on the merits (guilty, guilty with reduction, or not guilty). Pending hearings, adjournments, and administrative reinstatements are excluded. Each published rate carries its period, its sample size (n), and its source. Violation-level rates are preferred; a citywide rate is shown only when labeled as such.

Refresh cadence

City datasets are re-ingested as new hearing records publish; the period shown next to every rate reflects the ingest window, and pages refresh weekly.

Known limitations

Some violation types cannot be matched cleanly to hearing records and carry no rate (shown as "not enough data yet"). Rates describe past hearings, not any individual case — the mix of defenses, evidence, and adjudicators varies. Outcomes are never guaranteed.

When we don't know

If there isn't enough outcome data for a violation, the site says "not enough data yet." We would rather show you nothing than a guess — a made-up number could cost someone a real appeal window.

Citing this data

Cite as: TossMyTicket Outcomes Index, 2026 — with the city, violation, period, and sample size shown alongside the rate.

TossMyTicket is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Self-help tools only. Outcomes are never guaranteed.