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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
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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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