Metro - File #: 2017-0851

• File #: 2017-0851
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 12/20/2017
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 1/18/2018
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Monthly Update on Transit Policing Performance.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: 5th Street Station, Downtown Long Beach Station, Hollywood/Highland Station, Hollywood/Vine Station, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Informational Report, Key Performance Indicator, Law enforcement, Long Beach, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Metro Blue Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Red Line, Outreach, Partnerships, Pilot studies, Police, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Slauson Station, Station 0636, Surveys, Testing, Theft, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Uniform Crime Reporting, Weapons, Willow Street Station

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REVISED
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2018

Subject
SUBJECT: MONTHLY UPDATE ON TRANSIT POLICING
PERFORMANCE

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Monthly Update on Transit Policing Performance.

Issue
ISSUE

This report reflects October and November 2017 performance data as reported under the transit policing deployment strategy which is a combination of in-house fare compliance officers, private security for fixed assets and a multi-agency law enforcement deployment strategy by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), and Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). The information in this report summarizes system-wide Part 1 and Part 2 crime data, average emergency response times, assaults on bus operators, and Metro's fare compliance and homeless outreach efforts. The Six Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are System Wide Part 1 and Part 2 Crimes, Average Emergency Response Times, Percentage of Time Spent on the System, Ratio of Staffing Levels vs Vacant Assignments, Ratio of Proactive vs Dispatched Activity, and Number of Grade Crossing Operations.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Crime stats are as follows:

October
Part 1 crimes are down by 1.8% system-wide compared to the same period last year. The total Part 1 crimes equated to 4.6 crimes per 1 million boardings.

Part 2 crime activity is down by 10.9% system-wide compared to the same period last year.


October Summary by Mode
Part 1 crime on the rail system is down by 34.5% as compared to the same period last year. However, Part 1 crime on the bus system increased by 77% (37 additional bus crimes were committed than the same period last year). The most frequent crimes committed were robberies and larcenies. The bus riding teams will continue their proactive work to target hot spots.

November
Part 1 crime activity increased by 17.9% system-wide compared to the same per...