WASHINGTON —聽Serious crime on Metro is at a five-year low, according to聽.
In its , part I crime — or major crimes such as homicides, rapes and robberies — was down 27 percent, or about 5.2 crimes per million riders compared with the same 12-month period in 2013.
Transit Police attributed the reduction — which includes Metrobus, Metrorail and parking lots — to multiple factors: increased customer awareness and outreach; data-driven officer deployment tactics and improvements in technology, among other things.
In addition, the following crimes are down:
- Snatch theft of mobile devices by 52 percent
- Bicycle theft by 22 percent
- Robberies by 35 percent
Also, sexual harassment complaints were down 13 percent in 2014, according to Metro information.
鈥淲hile we must still remain vigilant and never forget that one crime is one too many,聽it is聽important to thank聽our聽officers for their hard work, as well as Metro’s聽employees and聽customers for being part of the solution,”聽Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik said in a news release.
