Fast Facts : Cab Fare
Number of licensed cabs in Los Angeles: 1,546.
San Francisco: 861.
New York: 11,787.
Licensed cabdrivers in Los Angeles: 2,869.
San Francisco: 5,000.
New York: 40,000.
Licensed taxi companies in Los Angeles: 10.
San Francisco: 34.
New York: unavailable.
Cabs per 10 square miles in Los Angeles: 33.
San Francisco: 179.3
New York: 366.3
Cabs per 100,000 Los Angelenos: 44.3.
San Franciscans: 118.1.
New Yorkers: 161.2.
Estimated number of annual trips in Los Angeles: 4.4 million.
San Francisco: 14 million to 17 million.
New York: 226 million.
Initial fee in Los Angeles: $1.90.
San Francisco: $1.70
New York: $1.50
Fee per mile thereafter in Los Angeles: $1.60.
San Francisco: $1.80.
New York: $2.50.
Waiting cost in Los Angeles: 20 cents per 40 seconds.
San Francisco: 30 cents per minute.
New York: 25 cents per 75 seconds.
Estimated annual salary of L.A. cabdriver: $20,000 to $35,000.
San Francisco: $12,000 to 25,000.
New York: $18,000 to $24,000.
Cabdrivers murdered in Los Angeles in 1994: 2.
San Francisco: 0.
New York: 0.
