Septa transit services continue to lower serious crimes

According to a new report by the Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Septa) Transit Police Authority, serious crimes in the authority's transit systems have continued to decrease, while enforcing the bypass, smokers and other crimes of racing quality in the first half has increased significantly.

Septa information The report follows a record-representative annual crime reduction of 33 percent in 2024, since the septa transit police continued to implement new data-controlled provision strategies that contributed to a reduction in seven out of eight categories in the first six months of 2025.

“We continue to see great results from the Septa Transit Police Department, thanks to the efforts to strengthen the personnel and the implementation of innovative assertiveness strategies,” said Scott A. Sauer, General Manager of Septa. “Despite an upcoming financial crisis that can lead to massive service abbreviations, we will continue to support the critical work that our police do to ensure that septa is secure for customers and employees.”

The authority states that in addition to the progress in the event of serious crimes, the focus on the avoidance price and the riding of the riding through the Septa Transit Police Department also has considerable progress, since the total enforcement of these incidents rose by 27 percent compared to the first quarter of 2024.

In the first half of the 2025, the Septa Transit Police admitted 4,366 quotes for the conversion of driving prices by 74 percent compared to the same six months. In addition, 1,189 tickets for smoking were issued – an increase of six percent – and 253 for the use of marijuana, 19 percent. According to the authority, the reports of customers to the Septa Transit Watch App decreased by 46.7 percent of the configuration of driving prices, and reports on smoking decreased by 13.6 percent.

“If we increase our enforcement of fare failures, we see consistently lower crime and disorder in the system,” said Chuck Lawson, chief of police from Septa Transit. “We undertake a three -track approach to combating the fide -for -wing allowance through deterrent, enforcement and education.”

According to Septa, the police will further improve the visible patrols and use new technologies, including the gates in full length, which will soon be extended to nine other stations. The first gates in full length in the 69th St. Transportation Center reduced driving prices by around 20 percent. The enforcement includes regular patrols and the use of data on the use of civil servants to honor hotspots for the tariff. The authority states that these efforts are supplemented by educational efforts, such as:

The full crime report is available on the Septa website.