Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Security Report

Safety and Security Committee

December 15, 2011

Part I Crime Rate Comparison by Mode/LocationComparison by Mode/Location

2011: Third Quarter (Q3)8s

Metrorail crime continued to decline

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Seasonal increase in parking crime yet well below last year4

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crime, yet well below last year

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Metrobus crime still low4

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Metrobus 1.01  0.69 

Part I Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Type Jul Sep Jul Sep Trend ActionsCrimes Against Property

Type Jul‐Sep 2010

Jul‐Sep 2011

Trend

LarcenyFrom A to 100 94

Actions• Officers monitoring parking

lots reported observations of valuables in vehicles via mail-y

From Auto 100 94

Auto Parts/Access. 53 31

Bicycle 124 100

outs to customers

• Moved observation towers to

From Building 5 2

Other 51 39

match areas of higher parking crime activity

Auto Theft/Attempts59 38

Burglary1 1

No change

Arson No

• Distributed bike theft prevention flyers to customers accessing stations via bikesArson

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changevia bikes

Part I Crime Against Persons

Crimes Against Person Type Jul Sep Jul Sep Trend ActionsCrimes Against Person Type Jul‐Sep 2010

Jul‐Sep 2011

Trend

RobberySnatch 57 45

Actions• Partnered with Metrobus to

enhance bus security strategies

Force & Violence 23 28

Armed 11 4

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• Searched pawn databases for items stolen from Metro

Pickpocket 19 15

Fear 97 73

Aggravated Assault 43 25

riders to identify and arrest offenders

Rape 1 0

Homicide 0 0No 

change

• With start of school, adjusted patrols to stations with large student populations

HighlightsThird Quarter July 1 – September 30, 2011Third Quarter July 1 September 30, 2011

d ll f• Received 16,850 calls for service

• 446 Arrests

• 1,897 criminal/civil citations for fare evasion and public conduct violationsand public conduct violations

• 14 bus operator assaults

• The probability of being a victim of a Part I crime in the Metrorail system is 4.75 per million idriders

Metro Crime Compared to Region

• Report shows regional crime is significantly higher than Metro crime

• The vast majority of Metro customers travel through the transit system untouched by crime

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Top Ten Metrorail Stations - System Wide Part I Crime and ArrestsPart I Crime and Arrests

Total TotalMetrorail Station Part I Crime Part I

Arrests

1. College Park 26 1

2. Southern Avenue 21 1

3. Deanwood 20 0

4 Suitland 18 14. Suitland 18 1

5. Greenbelt 16 1

6. Addison Road 15 1

7 C i l H i h 15 37. Capitol Heights 15 3

8. Largo Town Center 14 0

9. New Carrollton 14 3

10. Anacostia 13 2

Top Ten Metrorail Stations – District of Columbia Part I Crime and ArrestsPart I Crime and Arrests

Total TotalMetrorail Station Part I Crime Part I

Arrests

1. Deanwood 20 0

2. Anacostia 13 2

3. Metro Center 12 0

4 Minnesota Avenue 10 34. Minnesota Avenue 10 3

5. Takoma Park 9 1

6. L’Enfant Plaza 8 1

7 N Y k Fl id A 8 07. New York – Florida Avenue 8 0

8. Stadium Armory 8 1

9. Benning Road 7 0

10. Rhode Island Avenue 6 0

Top Ten Metrorail Stations - Maryland Part I Crime and ArrestsPart I Crime and Arrests

Total TotalMetrorail Station Part I Crime Part I

Arrests

1. College Park 26 1

2. Southern Avenue 21 1

3. Suitland 18 1

4 Greenbelt 16 14. Greenbelt 16 1

5. Addison Road 15 1

6. Capitol Heights 15 3

7 L T C 14 07. Largo Town Center 14 0

8. New Carrollton 14 3

9. Branch Avenue 10 0

10. West Hyattsville 10 1

Top Ten Metrorail Stations - Virginia Part I Crime and ArrestsPart I Crime and Arrests

Total TotalMetrorail Station Part I Crime Part I

Arrests

1. Vienna 9 0

2. Franconia/Springfield 8 0

3. Huntington 5 0

4 Dunn Loring 3 04. Dunn Loring 3 0

5. Braddock Road 3 0

6. West Falls Church 3 1

7 C H 2 07. Court House 2 0

8. King Street 2 0

9. Crystal City 1 0

10. East Falls Church 1 0

Holiday Crime Prevention Initiatives y

• Collaborate with local jurisdictions

• Special attention to Metro stations in close proximity to shopping venues

• Varying times and locations

• Develop public awareness media announcements and communityand station outreach activitiesand station outreach activities

Examples of Regional Partnering

Safe Passages, DC Daily Youth Intelligence Conference Call

Truancy Focus Group – DC – Chaired by Judge Zoe Bush

Youth Court – District of ColumbiaYouth Court District of Columbia

Community Volunteers Program – Student Internships – Arlington County

O t h ti iti t h l i DC d P i G ’ C tOutreach activities to schools in DC and Prince George’s County

Metro Citizen Corps Program

Future Efforts:Maryland Student Service Learning Program –

Prince George’s and Montgomery CountiesPrince George’s and Montgomery CountiesRe-establishment of DC Schools Work Group

Metrobus Crime R d ti Eff tReduction Efforts

Deploying Officers to Metrobus Routes:High Intensity Targeted Enforcement (HITE)High Intensity Targeted Enforcement (HITE)

Scheduled HITEs focus on bus routes determined jointly by MTPD and BUS

Police officers ride buses in both uniform and casual clothes during HITEs

Hot-spot locations identified and patrolled by marked police vehicles

Since June 24th, over 60 HITEs conducted

HITE schedules released to BUS personnelHITE schedules released to BUS personnel in advance of activities

Bus HITE Objectives

Ensure a safe environment for

Metrobus operators

Communicate directly with Metrobus operators

and riders

ycustomers

HITE

Strictly enforce law and

investigate crime

Distribute crime prevention and

public awareness investigate crime literature

Partnering with Bus to Improve Security

• Met with Local 689 Executive Board

• Increased MTPD Metrobus Enforcement Division by four additional officersDivision by four additional officers

• Increased availability of video cameras aboard buses

• Collaborated with Metrobus to review operator protective shields

• Regularly attend Metrobus division meetings for input from operatorsg y g p p• Determine officer deployment and tactics based on analysis of bus

crime at MetroSTAT and feedback from operators• Develop procedures for bus operators to help deal with shootingsDevelop procedures for bus operators to help deal with shootings

on/and around buses

Bus Operator Shields

Bus operator shields offer protectionoffer protection against assaults

The shield is a two-piece component for both upper and lower body protection

Appendix

MTPD Crime ReportThird Quarter – 5 Year ComparisonThird Quarter – 5 Year Comparison

Part I Crime 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Part I Crime 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Aggravated Assault 8 7 13 26 25Burglary 0 0 0 1 1Burglary 0 0 0 1 1Homicide 0 0 0 0 0Larceny (th ft ith t f ) 168 238 209 299 266Larceny (theft without force) 168 238 209 299 266Motor Vehicle Theft/Attempts 67 96 45 59 38R 0 0 0 0 0Rape 0 0 0 0 0Robbery (theft with force or implied force) 96 119 186 175 165TOTALS 339 460 453 560 495