Daily News | 4 charts show how crime and policing on SEPTA has changed since the pandemic
Recent high-profile shootings in and around SEPTA stations in Philadelphia reflect an alarming increase in violence following 2022, when crime on the transit system was trending down.
However, the types of crime passengers are most likely to encounter on SEPTA are smoking, turnstile-jumping, public urination, and other unruly acts. SEPTA is struggling to manage the incidents. Arrests overall by the department have plummeted by 85% since 2019, while the ranks of the 230-person department have thinned by about 13%. Transit Police made 195 arrests last year.
Meanwhile, quality-of-life infractions on SEPTA rose from 5,405 civil “enforcement notices” to 7,180 between January 2019 through 2022, according to Transit Police data obtained by The Inquirer. Certain infractions, such as smoking or public urination, rose by more than 200%.Here’s are four charts that show how crime and policing on SEPTA has changed since before the pandemic.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Diego Police Shoot, Kill Person at San Ysidro Transit CenterPersonnel with the San Diego Police Department fatally shot a person Sunday night at the San Ysidro Transit Center, which is the southern most stop of San Diego's MTS trolley line.
Read more »
Officer injured in police-involved shooting was struck by 'friendly fire', police sayInvestigators say a Philadelphia police officer suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound when he was struck by friendly fire during a struggle with an armed suspect who was shot and killed.
Read more »
Madison Square Garden & Penn Station are no longer compatible, transit systems sayMadison Square Garden is no longer compatible with Penn Station, according to a new report from the MTA, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT.
Read more »
Leasing a new headquarters could cost NJ Transit almost $400M over 25 yearsA proposed 25-year lease of space at 2 Gateway Center in Newark for NJ Transit's headquarters could cost up to $400 million over the lease period.
Read more »