LA Metro board to consider motion to combat dramatic spike in violent crime

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A motion will be introduced Thursday at a meeting of Metro leaders aimed at increasing safety to combat a spike in violent crime on Los Angeles' transit system.

The motion set to go before transit board members includes a increase in uniformed law enforcement officers on trains and buses and at stations.The move follows a series of violent crimes in recent weeks, including the fatal stabbing of a woman on a B Line train in the Studio City area and a deadly shooting on a bus in Commerce.

The plan also requires cellular service is enabled and working in all underground Metro rail stations, on the platforms and during transit throughout the rail system, Bass said.of a woman on a B Line train in the Studio City area last month, the shooting death of a passenger on aon public safety showed between January and March of 2024, there were 1,719 crimes, including non-violent incidents. During the same period in 2023, there were 1,034 reported incidents.

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