Overview
- Starting this weekend, uniformed police, community service officers, ambassadors or contract security will patrol nearly every light-rail route.
- Metro Transit will field 116 police officers and 26 community service officers, a deployment officials describe as a visible presence across trains and stations.
- Interim Chief Joseph Dotseth reports a 21% year-over-year drop in serious crimes such as robbery, assault and theft on the system.
- Metro Transit’s website shows total reported incidents rose to 6,615 in the first three quarters of 2025 from 5,468 in the same period last year.
- Ridership remains well below 2019 levels, and a new customer survey is underway after 2024 findings showed 41% feel safe on trains and 36% at stations.