Table 2-34: Reports of Violent Crime, Property Crime, and Arrests by Transit Mode
Table 2-34: Reports of Violent Crime, Property Crime, and Arrests by Transit Mode
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Reported Offenses, Violent Crime | |||||||||||||
Homicidea | 19 | 20 | 19 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Motor bus | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Commuter rail | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Demand responsive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heavy rail | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Light rail | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otherb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forcible rapec | 29 | 38 | 31 | 47 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 65 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
Motor bus | 11 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Commuter rail | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Demand responsive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heavy rail | 13 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Light rail | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Otherb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robberyd | 2,811 | 4,563 | 4,760 | 3,684 | 3,789 | 3,480 | 3,308 | 1,641 | 1,408 | 1,561 | 1,656 | 2,222 | 2,634 |
Motor bus | 909 | 871 | 870 | 605 | 764 | 916 | 953 | 386 | 369 | 476 | 535 | 730 | 800 |
Commuter rail | 181 | 242 | 187 | 133 | 183 | 144 | 144 | 89 | 29 | 44 | 107 | 126 | 110 |
Demand responsive | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Heavy rail | 1,490 | 3,164 | 3,394 | 2,686 | 2,588 | 2,174 | 1,966 | 864 | 762 | 676 | 630 | 861 | 1,196 |
Light rail | 181 | 238 | 222 | 220 | 200 | 213 | 217 | 287 | 236 | 353 | 377 | 463 | 486 |
Otherb | 49 | 45 | 87 | 39 | 51 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 41 |
Aggravated assaulte | 2,701 | 3,084 | 3,105 | 2,314 | 2,448 | 2,217 | 2,286 | 2,560 | 1,638 | 1,330 | 1,332 | 1,768 | 2,066 |
Motor bus | 1,941 | 1,677 | 1,294 | 1,186 | 1,268 | 1,070 | 1,146 | 1,383 | 957 | 774 | 760 | 1,007 | 1,263 |
Commuter rail | 133 | 69 | 92 | 80 | 97 | 58 | 109 | 102 | 33 | 78 | 115 | 172 | 107 |
Demand responsive | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 11 |
Heavy rail | 437 | 1,074 | 1,051 | 837 | 903 | 839 | 786 | 815 | 395 | 279 | 249 | 334 | 421 |
Light rail | 157 | 199 | 143 | 170 | 135 | 208 | 187 | 227 | 220 | 184 | 177 | 217 | 235 |
Otherb | 27 | 52 | 512 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 50 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 29 |
Reported Offenses, Property Crime
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Theftf | 10,596 | 13,238 | 14,486 | 11,830 | 12,896 | 13,393 | 13,636 | 12,843 | 8,146 | 7,847 | 6,007 | 6,409 | 7,943 |
Motor bus | 2,738 | 3,408 | 2,920 | 2,327 | 2,487 | 2,548 | 2,826 | 2,631 | 1,846 | 1,787 | 1,593 | 1,520 | 1,560 |
Commuter rail | 2,238 | 2,262 | 2,345 | 2,021 | 1,872 | 2,139 | 2,001 | 1,912 | 563 | 730 | 1,224 | 1,449 | 1,293 |
Demand responsive | 2 | 8 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
Heavy rail | 4,625 | 6,794 | 8,321 | 6,807 | 7,789 | 7,856 | 7,807 | 7,158 | 4,802 | 4,396 | 2,204 | 2,527 | 4,121 |
Light rail | 451 | 609 | 479 | 496 | 530 | 724 | 706 | 1,055 | 877 | 915 | 856 | 847 | 919 |
Otherb | 542 | 157 | 381 | 164 | 214 | 107 | 291 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 128 | 53 | 49 |
Vehicle theftg | 2,182 | 2,261 | 2,276 | 2,225 | 1,876 | 2,112 | 1,909 | 2,117 | 1,800 | 1,584 | 1,361 | 1,051 | 1,756 |
Motor bus | 263 | 306 | 198 | 208 | 198 | 169 | 213 | 222 | 149 | 169 | 382 | 229 | 206 |
Commuter rail | 253 | 125 | 262 | 470 | 272 | 367 | 308 | 152 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 126 | 84 |
Demand responsive | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Heavy rail | 1,536 | 1,694 | 1,630 | 1,234 | 1,203 | 1,285 | 1,143 | 1,426 | 1,267 | 966 | 490 | 388 | 1,140 |
Light rail | 128 | 135 | 179 | 273 | 156 | 279 | 226 | 310 | 306 | 385 | 434 | 298 | 322 |
Otherb | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Burglaryh | 1,759 | 1,650 | 1,757 | 491 | 415 | 563 | 625 | 467 | 429 | 601 | 393 | 681 | 2,947 |
Motor bus | 156 | 104 | 94 | 75 | 86 | 142 | 120 | 95 | 79 | 160 | 142 | 100 | 2,125 |
Commuter rail | 178 | 177 | 260 | 217 | 170 | 191 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 96 | 112 | 154 | 94 |
Demand responsive | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Heavy rail | 1,367 | 1,278 | 1,343 | 110 | 91 | 82 | 119 | 95 | 53 | 40 | 25 | 54 | 525 |
Light rail | 43 | 78 | 48 | 70 | 42 | 131 | 180 | 197 | 212 | 303 | 105 | 367 | 195 |
Otherb | 13 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Arsoni | 63 | 96 | 75 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Motor bus | 29 | 67 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
Commuter rail | 14 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Demand responsive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Heavy rail | 14 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Light rail | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Otherb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Reported Offenses, Arrests
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Other assaultsj | 2,991 | 3,088 | 2,697 | 2,787 | 2,641 | 2,799 | 2,441 | 1,589 | 1,752 | 1,546 | 1,530 | 2,141 | 2,266 |
Motor bus | 1,896 | 1,571 | 1,439 | 1,400 | 1,217 | 1,159 | 1,024 | 715 | 800 | 710 | 703 | 1,023 | 954 |
Commuter rail | 144 | 106 | 140 | 122 | 164 | 142 | 156 | 72 | 37 | 136 | 181 | 196 | 245 |
Demand responsive | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 47 |
Heavy rail | 645 | 932 | 881 | 898 | 888 | 1,085 | 999 | 662 | 750 | 572 | 462 | 630 | 708 |
Light rail | 181 | 330 | 195 | 282 | 269 | 354 | 204 | 101 | 153 | 107 | 164 | 214 | 248 |
Otherb | 121 | 149 | 26 | 82 | 99 | 56 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 64 |
Vandalismk | 17,228 | 8,627 | 9,539 | 6,571 | 6,895 | 7,312 | 2,971 | 1,130 | 953 | 994 | 1,298 | 1,748 | 1,751 |
Motor bus | 13,343 | 6,167 | 5,262 | 3,656 | 4,178 | 4,579 | 1,410 | 523 | 456 | 429 | 568 | 589 | 673 |
Commuter rail | 1,071 | 309 | 659 | 778 | 507 | 264 | 293 | 145 | 9 | 122 | 276 | 507 | 371 |
Demand responsive | 12 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Heavy rail | 1,157 | 1,339 | 1,128 | 1,067 | 1,222 | 1,200 | 984 | 190 | 220 | 201 | 209 | 213 | 327 |
Light rail | 1,505 | 609 | 2,084 | 947 | 892 | 1,215 | 246 | 256 | 246 | 235 | 233 | 408 | 346 |
Otherb | 140 | 186 | 398 | 113 | 80 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 |
Sex offensesl | 664 | 803 | 1,047 | 962 | 1,009 | 844 | 798 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 242 | 260 | 363 | 258 | 321 | 220 | 178 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 100 | 41 | 82 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 80 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 249 | 430 | 517 | 541 | 515 | 477 | 474 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 59 | 71 | 79 | 68 | 80 | 58 | 60 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Drug abuse violationsm | 2,578 | 3,944 | 4,355 | 3,792 | 4,131 | 4,083 | 4,339 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 1,037 | 2,122 | 1,970 | 1,414 | 1,705 | 1,443 | 1,179 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 303 | 393 | 477 | 495 | 303 | 196 | 389 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 1,078 | 1,130 | 1,530 | 1,550 | 1,606 | 1,915 | 2,015 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 151 | 298 | 336 | 271 | 501 | 520 | 739 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 8 | 1 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 15 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Driving under the influencen | 466 | 129 | 205 | 176 | 204 | 194 | 284 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 91 | 82 | 101 | 101 | 132 | 67 | 156 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 26 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 52 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 39 | 57 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 292 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 33 | 22 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 5 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Drunkennesso | 10,479 | 6,921 | 8,632 | 12,643 | 11,487 | 6,087 | 8,033 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 6,457 | 3,936 | 5,346 | 3,046 | 3,609 | 3,337 | 4,693 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 71 | 23 | 226 | 156 | 112 | 170 | 108 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 2 | 2 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 1,511 | 1,617 | 1,601 | 7,340 | 5,831 | 1,240 | 1,308 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 2,255 | 1,305 | 1,258 | 1,844 | 1,913 | 1,316 | 1,598 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 183 | 38 | 155 | 223 | 20 | 23 | 322 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Disorderly conductp | 22,206 | 26,178 | 25,325 | 15,897 | 15,971 | 27,314 | 32,569 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 4,681 | 5,025 | 6,978 | 4,521 | 5,471 | 3,745 | 3,253 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 810 | 1,085 | 1,399 | 1,525 | 797 | 706 | 607 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 15,258 | 19,183 | 15,309 | 8,227 | 7,856 | 21,087 | 27,626 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 1,164 | 800 | 1,177 | 1,408 | 1,767 | 1,737 | 1,046 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 288 | 77 | 415 | 211 | 75 | 33 | 35 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Trespassingq | 3,362 | 3,497 | 7,444 | 6,049 | 3,670 | 4,303 | 4,597 | 2,278 | 4,126 | 3,162 | 3,220 | 4,503 | 4,919 |
Motor bus | 928 | 604 | 1,225 | 1,283 | 1,065 | 1,329 | 1,040 | 937 | 1,262 | 1,115 | 1,138 | 1,392 | 1,290 |
Commuter rail | 845 | 674 | 4,150 | 2,850 | 1,080 | 709 | 1,034 | 475 | 270 | 664 | 730 | 1,033 | 1,150 |
Demand responsive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 6 |
Heavy rail | 1,155 | 1,208 | 1,398 | 1,254 | 1,044 | 1,267 | 1,228 | 483 | 616 | 663 | 634 | 853 | 1,058 |
Light rail | 400 | 653 | 463 | 443 | 436 | 985 | 1,278 | 349 | 1,951 | 699 | 677 | 1,151 | 1,376 |
Otherb | 34 | 358 | 206 | 217 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 39 |
Fare evasionr | 33,903 | 47,873 | 53,406 | 58,856 | 55,194 | 53,863 | 47,258 | 74,385 | 69,950 | 103,156 | 129,590 | 126,092 | 135,602 |
Motor bus | 3,172 | 2,372 | 1,819 | 1,694 | 2,388 | 591 | 847 | 3,089 | 7,427 | 10,270 | 21,787 | 4,372 | 5,181 |
Commuter rail | 140 | 334 | 310 | 204 | 167 | 179 | 566 | 3,849 | 3,873 | 73 | 194 | 11,768 | 346 |
Demand responsive | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 201 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 448 | 5 |
Heavy rail | 8,247 | 39,957 | 46,106 | 40,350 | 35,033 | 28,933 | 24,852 | 20,469 | 16,459 | 25,775 | 15,901 | 12,611 | 21,666 |
Light rail | 22,212 | 1,185 | 912 | 12,798 | 17,320 | 24,124 | 20,945 | 46,766 | 42,187 | 66,991 | 91,701 | 96,868 | 108,388 |
Otherb | 131 | 4,024 | 4,257 | 3,805 | 285 | 33 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 |
Curfew and loitering lawss | 1,878 | 872 | 1,960 | 1,161 | 3,022 | 3,630 | 3,391 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Motor bus | 1,201 | 241 | 1,112 | 291 | 495 | 469 | 403 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Commuter rail | 19 | 27 | 223 | 72 | 172 | 329 | 330 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Demand responsive | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Heavy rail | 462 | 493 | 530 | 680 | 1,789 | 2,324 | 2,396 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Light rail | 161 | 95 | 80 | 106 | 509 | 498 | 251 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Otherb | 35 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 11 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
KEY: N = data do not exist.
a The killing of one or more
human beings by another. This includes murder, non-negligent manslaughter,
and manslaughter by negligence.
b Other transit mode
includes automated guideway, cable car, ferryboat, trolleybus, vanpool,
monorail, inclined plane, and starting in 2001, the Alaska Railroad.
c The carnal knowledge of a
female forcibly and against her will. This includes assault to rape or
attempt to rape. Beginning in 2006 a higher threshold was required for an
incident to be recorded, this led to a significant decrease compared to
previous years.
d The taking or attempting
to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or
persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim
in fear. The use or threat of force includes firearms, knives or cutting instruments,
other dangerous weapons (clubs, acid, explosives), and strong-arm techniques
(hands, fists, feet).
e An unlawful attack by one
person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily
injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or
by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
f The unlawful taking,
carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or
constructive possession of another. This includes pocket-picking,
purse-snatching, shoplifting, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of motor
vehicle parts and accessories, theft of bicycles, theft from buildings, theft
from coin-operated devices or machines, and all other theft not specifically
classified.
g The theft or attempted
theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle that
runs on the surface of land and not on rails. Examples of motor vehicles are
automobiles, trucks, buses, motor cycles, and motor scooters.
h The unlawful entry of a
structure to commit a felony or a theft. This includes offenses known locally
as burglary (any degree), unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or
felony, breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny, housebreaking,
safe-cracking, and all attempts at these offenses.
i To unlawfully and
intentionally damage, or attempt to damage, any real or personal property by
fire or incendiary device.
j An unlawful attack or
attempt by one person upon another where no weapon was used or which did not
result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim. This includes simple
assault, minor assault, assault and battery, injury by culpable negligence,
intimidation, coercion, hazing, and all attempts to commit these
offenses.
k The willful or malicious
destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of any public or private
property, real or personal, without consent of the owner or person having
custody or control by cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, painting, drawing,
covering with filth, or any other such means as may be specified by local
law.
l Any sexual acts except
forcible rape, prostitution, and commercialized vice. This includes offenses
against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like, such as: adultery and
fornication, buggery, incest, indecent exposure, indecent liberties, seduction,
sodomy or crime against nature, statutory rape (no force), and all attempts
to commit any of the above.
m Arrests requested based on
the narcotics used. This includes all arrests for violations of state and
local laws, specifically those relating to the unlawful possession, sale,
use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.
n The driving or operating
of any vehicle or common carrier while drunk or under the influence of liquor
or narcotics.
o Arrests for all offenses
of drunkenness, which is the consumption of alcoholic beverages to the extent
that ones mental faculties and physical coordination are substantially
impaired. This includes drunkenness, drunk and disorderly, common or habitual
drunkard, and intoxication.
p All charges of committing
a breach of the peace. This includes, affray; unlawful assembly; disturbing
the peace; disturbing meetings; disorderly conduct in state institutions, at
court, at fairs, on trains or public conveyances, etc.; blasphemy, profanity,
and obscene language; desecrating the flag; refusing to assist an officer;
and all attempts to commit any of the above.
q To unlawfully enter land,
a dwelling, or other real property.
r The unlawful use of
transit facilities by riding without paying the applicable fare.
s All arrests for violations
of local curfew or loitering ordinances where such laws exist.
NOTES
Data
are from transit agencies in urbanized areas over 200,000 population and
include patrons, employees, and others.
The figures for violent and property crime follow the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook (Washington, DC:
1984) and are based on records of calls for service, complaints,
and/or investigations. These figures
are for reported offenses and do not reflect the findings of a court,
coroner, jury, or decision of a prosecutor.
Security
data was first reported to the Federal Transit Administration in 1995 and was
not compiled for earlier years.
Beginning
in 2002, data are no longer collected for the following offenses: sex
offenses, drug abuse violations, driving under the influence, drunkenness,
disorderly conduct, and curfew and loitering laws.
Analysts for the FTA believe the change in reporting
requirements in 2002 may have resulted in unreliable data in that year. The
reliability of reporting is believed to be much better in 2003 and is
expected to improve in the future.
SOURCES
1995-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration, National Transit Database, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram as of
May 6, 2003, tables 25-27 and similar tables in earlier editions.
2002-05: Ibid., personal communications June 14, 2007.
2006-07: Federal Transit Administration, Office of Safety and
Security, personal communication, as
of Oct. 1, 2009.