https:\/\/www.sdmts.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-10-09-pre-meeting-packet_0.pdf#page=38<\/a>.<\/p>\n“Taking a comprehensive look at passenger safety over the past several years has been our top priority, and these results show the impact of our ongoing efforts to make MTS a secure and welcoming transit system for all riders,” MTS Board Chair Pro Tem and San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe said in a statement. “We’re committed to building on this progress by working closely with MTS staff and the community to ensure all riders feel secure and supported on our buses and trolleys.”<\/p>\n
MTS officials credited the crime decrease to bolstered security efforts initiated two years ago following a rider survey that indicated travelers sought a larger security presence. Those efforts included increasing the number of security officers and code compliance inspectors, as well as adding security outposts to busy transit centers and a more stringent fare enforcement policy.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been intentional with our improvements on a lot of fronts, and the results are beginning to show,” MTS CEO Sharon Cooney said in a statement. “We have been listening to our riders for a few years now through customer feedback, surveys and research that the top priority for riders is feeling safe while using the system. Ridership grew 7% last year and a big factor in that can be attributed to this reduction in crime.”<\/p>\n
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