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AD-HOC TRANSIT POLICING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MONTHLY UPDATE ON TRANSIT POLICING PERFORMANCE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on monthly update on transit policing performance.
Issue
ISSUE
On September 4, 2014, the board requested that staff provide a monthly update on transit policing performance to Systems Safety and Operations Committee. Specifically, the board requested monthly updates on criminal activity, fare enforcement, response time, deployment and perception of safety.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In June 2015, staff continues to be proactive in working with Operations and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in addressing perception of safety, criminal activity, fare enforcement, response time, and deployment. Below are key highlights:
Perception of Safety:
* The ridership survey was developed to allow staff and law enforcement to receive feedback from the public to their perceptions of safety. The feedback from the public will help staff in deployment of resources to appropriate areas and enhancing customer interface, such as increase presence in areas identified to be of concern by the public. The new survey for rail only was completed in May 2015, and the survey on bus will be completed by the end of June 2015.
Bus Operator Assaults:
* In California, an assault crime takes place when there is an act of force upon another person. "Aggravated Assault" is a commonly used term for the crime of "Assault with a Deadly Weapon" (ADW). The California Penal Code 245 defines this crime as one that is committed with any type of deadly weapon or by means of force that is likely to cause great bodily injury to another. As such, a non-aggravated would be an assault which would not cause GBI (great bodily injury).
* Comparing January-April 2014 to January-April 2015, there has been an in...
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