Metro - File #: 2015-0892

• File #: 2015-0892
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/10/2015
• In control: Ad Hoc Transit Policing Oversight Committee
• On agenda: 7/16/2015
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE report on monthly update on transit policing performance.
• Sponsors: Ad Hoc Transit Policing Oversight Committee
• Indexes: Assembly Bill 468, Barriers (Roads), Central Los Angeles subregion, Children, City of Los Angeles, Civic Center, De-escalation, El Monte, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Indiana Station, Informational Report, Law enforcement, Light rail transit, Long Beach, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Macarthur Park, Metro Divisions, Metro Gold Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Red Line, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Pilot studies, Police, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Surveys, System safety, Terminal 19, Transit safety, Transit System, Universal City, Universal City/Studio City Station, Urban transit, Video, Visibility, Weapons, Westside/Central Service Sector, Wilshire/Vermont Station

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/16/2015	Ad Hoc Transit Policing Oversight Committee
7/16/2015	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
AD-HOC TRANSIT POLICING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 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 July 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. The fieldwork for the bus survey has been completed and results are expected to be compiled by the end of July 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 ...