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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2026

SEPTA Crime Rates Continue Downward Trend, Report Finds

In addition, Transit Police reported strides in stepped-up enforcement of fare evasion and quality-of-ride offenses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2025

MARTA to Modernize Entire Fare Collection System

The agency launches a comprehensive fare system upgrade, introducing contactless payments, new Breeze cards, and a redesigned mobile app by spring 2026.

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The back of three SEPTA Transit Police.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 15, 2025

Crime on SEPTA Continues to Drop, New Quarterly Report Shows

The Philadelphia agency's quarterly data shows reductions in seven of the eight serious crime categories, including aggravated assaults and thefts.

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Transit police walks inside an empty SEPTA bus.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 16, 2025

Philadelphia’s SEPTA Sees Crime Drop as Fare Evasion Enforcement Intensifies

The second quarter report shows serious crime staying at a low rate, with significant progress made on fare evasion and quality-of-ride offenses.

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SEPTA buses parked outside a democratic national convention.
Newsby StaffMay 22, 2025

Philadelphia’s SEPTA Expands Cost-Saving Plan with New Phase of Efficiency Program

Facing a $213 million deficit, SEPTA is launching the next phase of its Efficiency & Accountability Program, building on employee-led innovations, fare enforcement, and real estate development.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2025

New York MTA's Efforts to Combat Fare Evasion Paying Off

Over the last two years, the MTA has implemented a series of strategic measures to reduce fare evasion centered around equity, education, enforcement, and environment.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2025

SEPTA Continues to Enhance Safety & Security Efforts

In fact, according to the new quarterly data, there were reductions in shootings and aggravated assaults compared to the same period last year on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, with total crime on the system 28% lower than the three-year average preceding 2024.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2025

Toronto Expands Fare Inspections to Bus Network

Customers riding streetcars and entering subway stations through fare gates are already subject to random fare inspections, however, adding the bus network is another step in the TTC’s enhanced efforts to protect some of the $140 million lost to fare evasion yearly.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2025

Subway Fare Evasion Down 26% in NYC

In the last six months, from June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion is down 26%. Across buses, including both the local and express bus network, fare evasion is down by 9.1% over the same period of time.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 12, 2024

Biz Briefs: Conduent, Keolis, and More

In METRO's latest installment, we take a look at the latest news in Philadelphia, Iowa, Virginia, and more.

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