Metro - File #: 2017-0601

• File #: 2017-0601
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 8/31/2017
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 9/21/2017
• Final action: 9/21/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Monthly Update on Transit Policing Performance.
• Indexes: Downtown Long Beach Station, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Informational Report, Key Performance Indicator, Law enforcement, Light rail transit, Long Beach, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Metro Blue Line, Metro Divisions, Metro Green Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail A Line, Outreach, Pacific Coast Highway Station, Police, Race, Safety and security, Security, Theft, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Visibility, Willow Street Station

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2017	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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 July 2017 performance data as reported under the new 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 County Sheriff's Department (LASD), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). The information in this report summarizes system-wide Part 1 and 2 crime data, average emergency response times, assaults on bus operators, and Metro's fare compliance efforts. Five (5) of the six (6) new Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are introduced in the current report. The final KPI will be forthcoming when technology issues are resolved (Attachment C).

The full deployment began on July 1st, so it is important to note that the 26.2% increase in July's part 1 crime activity is due in large part to two basic factors: 1) High visibility staffing resulting in more officers and deputies patrolling the system; 2) a high ratio of proactive work on the part of officers and deputies. More than 85% of July's enforcement activities were self-initiated by officers and deputies on patrol, rather than relying on 911 calls alone. Staff expects reported crimes will stabilize over time as the high visibility model achieves the goal of crime prevention.


Discussion
DISCUSSION
The key highlights for July 2017:

New Multi-Agency Deployment Strategy:

As of July 1st, all of Metro's law enforcement partners have achieved full mobilization. The LAPD has assumed 100% of the patrol and response duties within the City of Los Angeles; the LASD redeployed their personnel to Metro ser...