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Legislation Details
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Type:
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Informational Report
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Status:
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Filed
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On agenda:
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1/15/2026
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Final action:
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1/15/2026
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Title:
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RECEIVE AND FILE the Public Safety Report.[EH1][EH2]
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Indexes:
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7th Street/Metro Center Station, Access control (Transportation), Assembly Bill 468, Barriers (Roads), City of Los Angeles, Cleaning, Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement), Contractors, Contracts, Customer Code of Conduct, De-escalation, Design build, Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown Santa Monica Station, Elevators, Escalators, Fare Evasion, Graffiti, Harbor Transitway, Hollywood/Western Station, Homeless Outreach, Homeless persons, Housing, Information management, Informational Report, Law enforcement, Location 0071, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Busway J Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Motion / Motion Response, North Hollywood Station, Odors, Operation LA Metro Homeless Outreach, Outreach, Partnerships, Police reports, Property crimes, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Ridership, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Slauson Station, Station 0608, Statistics, Subway stations, Surveillance, System safety, Theft, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Uniform Crime Reporting, Universal City/Studio City Station, Vehicle fires, Vermont/Beverly Station, Vermont/Sunset Station, Violent crimes, Weapons, Westlake/Macarthur Park Station, Willowbrook, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
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Meeting_Body OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE JANUARY 15, 2026 Subject SUBJECT: MONTHLY UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Action ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE Heading RECOMMENDATION Title RECEIVE AND FILE the Public Safety Report.[EH1][EH2] Issue ISSUE Metro is committed to providing outstanding trip experiences for all transportation system users. The agency implemented a multi-faceted plan to improve both safety outcomes and safety perceptions for riders and employees. The following summarizes current initiatives to accomplish this objective and recent public safety trends. Background BACKGROUND Within Metro's Public Safety Mission statement, the agency recognizes that every individual is entitled to a safe, dignified, and humane experience. In March 2023, the Board adopted a revised Code of Conduct, a Bias-Free Policing Policy, and a Public Safety Analytics Policy to avert racial profiling and bias in the deployment of Metro security and contract law enforcement services. In 2024, Metro enhanced its public safety model further by adopting a three-pronged strategy consisting of 1) increasing the engaged and visible presence of uniformed personnel, 2) improving access control to ensure the system is being used only for its intended purpose of transit, and 3) strengthening partnerships to address societal issues impacting our transit system, including homelessness, untreated mental illness, drug addiction, and crime, with the County, cities, regional agencies, and nonprofit partners. The actions described in this report align with numerous initiatives to improve safety and the perception of safety on the system. Discussion DISCUSSION The Metro Department of Public Safety (DPS) is responsible for overseeing safety initiatives on the Metro system, working in coordination with other departments, including Operations, Customer Experience, Risk, Corporate Safety, and Asset Management. DPS forms the foundation of Metro's comprehensive app... Click here for full text
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