Passenger Trains > article/twin cities significant increase in crime on trains/buses

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/metro-transit-reports-significant-increase-in-crime/89-ba1552aa-5236-47f0-9b8f-32919b954853

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Just for perspective,  Toronto is having similar issues.   IE, it is NOT a uniquely US issue.   

the article lists the percentage increase in narcotics offenses.

i think that would be a tough problem to control without significantly increasing law enforcement's presence on both the trains and at stations in this day and age..........

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You could write this story and change a few numbers and names and insert the name of any major city with a large transit system.  It all happened with Covid, the riots of 2020, Defund The Police, and a few other things.  Every major police force is undermanned these days and that includes transit police.  It's only going to get worse with the no-cash bail policies.  Often the criminals are back on the streets in an hour or two.  Virtually every one of the perpetrators is a repeat performer.  It's not just transit crimes, random acts of violence are on the news just about every evening.  Smash and grabs, carjackings, and random property destruction is everywhere.  I live in Louisville, Ky., not a hotbed of gangs but on New Year's Eve, two gangs had a shootout.  Police found about 600 shell casings.  They must have been pretty bad shots because no one was injured.

John

And FWIW the NYT says crime on the Subway has fallen given greater police presence according to Hochul and Adams.  

I used to use the Twin Cities light rail to travel to and from sporting events downtown
to avoid the traffic congestion and parking issues.  Not now...... guess I will forego
any future events in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul.   SAD!
SR2

wa4umr Wrote:
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> You could write this story and change a few
> numbers and names and insert the name of any major
> city with a large transit system.  It all
> happened with Covid, the riots of 2020, Defund The
> Police, and a few other things.  Every major
> police force is undermanned these days and that
> includes transit police.  It's only going to get
> worse with the no-cash bail policies.  Often the
> criminals are back on the streets in an hour or
> two.  Virtually every one of the perpetrators is
> a repeat performer.  It's not just transit
> crimes, random acts of violence are on the news
> just about every evening.  Smash and grabs,
> carjackings, and random property destruction is
> everywhere.  I live in Louisville, Ky., not a
> hotbed of gangs but on New Year's Eve, two gangs
> had a shootout.  Police found about 600 shell
> casings.  They must have been pretty bad shots
> because no one was injured.
>
> John

Even with Cash Bail they were back on the street even before the arresting officers had finished the paperwork. This is nothing new.

BrynMawr Wrote:
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> Just for perspective,  Toronto is having similar
> issues.   IE, it is NOT a uniquely US
> issue.   

I was shocked when I saw that Metro Toronto has major street racing and sideshow problems. I thought TO was the green's dream city with everyone riding bicycles and transit !