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The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.
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RTD continues to hire officers for its Transit Police Department, with a goal to have 119 officers on staff by the end of 2024. In August 2022, the agency had 19 sworn officers.
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The TTC’s campaign comes as a new internal audit report shows fare evasion at an all-time high.
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Emergency legislation, passed unanimously by the DC Council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, includes a provision requiring anyone stopped for fare evasion to provide their true name and address, allowing police officers to issue civil citations.
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As part of the initiative, customers will see special police officers walking trains and buses to provide a sense of security and address illegal activity in real time.
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Security initiatives the agency is taking include increasing the number of officers, as well as improving visibility and response times.
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The body-worn cameras will supplement the more than 20,000 cameras Metro has throughout the rail, bus, and paratransit system to further strengthen public safety and security efforts.
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The new actions TriMet announced join the steps and actions taken over the past five years, in coordination with its Transit Equity Advisory Committee, to make TriMet more fair and equitable.
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Chief of Police Ed Alvarez shared promising new crime data showing his new strategies are already paying off.
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Since 2017, the agency uses Metro transit security, private security and in-house fare compliance officers to better protect the system.
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