>As an example, 90% of the jaywalking citations given in NYC in 2019 were issued to people of color. Do you have a citation for that? Apparently, another poste

>As an example, 90% of the jaywalking citations given in NYC in 2019 were issued to people of color. Do you have a citation for that? Apparently, another poster did[0] have a citation. In a three month period 80 people were cited for "illegal crossing" in a city of 8.5 million. I can tell you that at least half of those 8.5 million folks jaywalked in that same period. I've lived in NYC since 1966 and I've never seen anyone receive a citation for jaywalking. What's more, "jaywalking" in NYC is generally referred to as "crossing the street." In the busiest of intersections, it's often useful to wait for the light, but that's no guarantee that the operators of vehicles will yield -- even if the signal is against them. As such, I generally don't even look at the traffic signals; I watch the traffic coming my way and only cross if it's safe to do so, regardless of the status of the signal. In fact, crossing at a marked intersection with the signal is no guarantee of not getting struck by an automobile. I'm at least as vigilant when crossing in a crosswalk with the light as when I cross against the light or in the middle of the street. [0] https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/05/07/nypds-racial-bias-in-jaywalking-tickets-continues-into-2020/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/05/07/nypds-racial-bias-in-... Edit: Added link to answer my own question about citations for jaywalking and added ancillary verbiage as to the rarity of such citations.