File #: 2018-0630   
Type: Informational Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/19/2018 In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
On agenda: 10/18/2018 Final action:
Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Monthly Update on Transit Policing Performance.
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Avalon Station, Homeless Outreach, Homeless persons, Housing, Informational Report, Key Performance Indicator, Law enforcement, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Blue Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Red Line, Operation LA Metro Homeless Outreach, Outreach, Pilot studies, Police, Police reports, Program, Property crimes, Purchasing, Safety and security, Security, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Uniform Crime Reporting, Vermont/Athens Station, Wardlow Station, Weapons, Willow Street Station
Attachments: 1. Attachment A- System-Wide Law Enforcement Overview August 2018, 2. Attachment B - Detail by Rail Line August 2018, 3. Attachment C- Key Performance Indicators August, 4. Attachment D - Transit Policing Summary (August), 5. Attachment E - Uniform Crime Reporting Program Guidelines
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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 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 August 2018 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 under Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 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.

BACKGROUND
UCR is a National Incident-Based Reporting System from the US Department of Justice. It captures crime offenses in one of three categories: Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Property, and Crimes Against Society. Attachment E provides the definitions for each of the categories.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Crime stats are as follows:
Crimes Against Persons
For the month of August 2018, crimes against persons decreased by 7% system-wide compared to the same period last year.

Crimes Against Property
For the month of August 2018, crimes against property decreased by 20% system-wide compared to the same period last year.

Crimes Against Society
For the month of August 2018, crimes against society increased by 131% system-wide ...

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