Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board Action/Information Summary Action Information MEAD Number: Resolution: Yes No TITLE: Security Report - 2nd Quarter 2011 PURPOSE: The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) security report ensures that security related information is publicly communciated to enhace the security of our customers and protection of Metro employees. This security report will compare the 2nd quarter 2010 crime statistics to the 2nd quarter 2011 crime statistics. DESCRIPTION: None FUNDING IMPACT: Project Manager: Chief Michael Taborn Project Metro Transit Police Department/MTPD Department/Office: RECOMMENDATION: None IDENTIFICATION ACTION: N/A LAST MODIFIED: 09/07/2011 AWARD VALUE: (Not yet awarded) CONTRACT: (Proposed) INITIATOR ORIGINATION DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL Page 5 of 23
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Security Report Safety and Security Committee September 22, 2011 Page 6 of 23
MTPD Significant Facts Second Quarter April 1 June 30, 2011 Received 16,427 calls for service 355 Arrests 1,931 criminal/civil citations for fare evasion and public conduct violations 11 bus operator assaults The probability of being a victim of a Part I Crime in the Metrorail system is 5.75 per million riders for 2011 2 nd Quarter Page 7 of 23
Part I Crime Rate 2010 vs. 2011 Comparison by Mode/Location Per Million Customers 8 6 4 2 - Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun CY 2010 Metrobus CY 2011 Metrobus 2011: 2nd Quarter (Q2) Metrobus Part I crime significantly below last year Per Million Customers 8 6 4 2 - Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun CY 2010 Parking CY 2011 Parking Parking Part I crime well below last year Per Million Customers 8 6 4 2 - Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun CY 2010 Metrorail CY 2011 Metrorail Metrorail Part I crime on par with last year Page 8 of 23
Part I Crime Against Persons Crimes Against Person Type Apr - Jun 2010 Apr - Jun 2011 Trend Robbery Snatch 110 110 No Change Force & Violence 72 57 Actions Realigned police deployments to maximize visibility in the system Armed 30 30 No Change Pickpocket 28 18 Fear 10 5 Adjusted patrol locations to reflect where youth gather in the summer Aggravated Assault 32 34 Rape 0 0 No Change Homicide 0 0 No Change Continued meeting with bus operators to inform bus security strategies and reduce assaults Page 9 of 23
Part I Crime Against Property Crimes Against Property Type Apr - Jun 2010 Apr - Jun 2011 Larceny From Auto 93 30 Auto Parts/Access. 51 46 Trend Actions Utilized sky towers to monitor stations with large surface parking lots Bicycle 95 72 From Building 1 3 Other 30 53 Officers from local jurisdictions lent support by patrolling parking lots and garages Auto Theft/Attempts 35 29 Burglary 1 0 Arson 0 0 No Change Removed abandoned bicycles to discourage further thefts Page 10 of 23
2011 Second Quarter Significant Arrests Three arrests were made in early 2010 involving robberies of Apple handheld devices (i.e., iphones, ipads) Fencing operation at retail booths at the Pentagon City and Potomac Mills Shopping Malls Partnered with Arlington County Police Department and the FBI Investigation, lasting several months, involved two Buy Bust operations Indictments on July 28, 2011 Page 11 of 23
MTPD Future Initiatives Increase security at bicycle racks Continue collaboration with local jurisdictions Redeployment of MTPD Members Meet monthly with BUS to gather intelligence and identify strategies to reduce assaults Page 12 of 23
TSA BASE Assessment Results Baseline Assessment and Security Enhancement (BASE) Review Conducted by TSA Seventeen categories of on-site review MTPD scored 97%Page 13 of 23
TSA BASE Assessment Results Page 14 of 23
Appendix A MTPD Crime Data Page 15 of 23
MTPD Crime Report Second Quarter 5 Year Comparison Part I Crime 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Aggravated Assault 24 23 21 31 34 Burglary 2 1 0 1 0 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 Larceny (theft without force) 222 227 196 270 204 Motor Vehicle Theft/Attempts 24 45 48 35 29 Rape 0 0 0 0 0 Robbery (theft with force or implied force) 112 127 240 251 220 TOTALS 384 428 507 588 487 Page 16 of 23
MTPD Six Month Crime Report January 1 to June 30 5 Year Comparison Part I Crime 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Aggravated Assault 52 42 43 55 59 Burglary 3 2 0 2 0 Homicide 1 0 0 0 0 Larceny (theft without force) 342 375 346 421 329 Motor Vehicle Theft/Attempts 69 80 91 52 67 Rape 1 0 1 2 0 Robbery (theft with force or implied force) 197 276 381 540 449 TOTALS 666 780 866 1074 904 Page 17 of 23
All Metrorail Stations 2011 Second Quarter Location Total Part 1 Crimes #1 Suitland/Deanwood (Tie) 30 #2 Gallery Place 29 #3 Largo Town Center 22 #4 L Enfant Plaza 22 #5 Minnesota Avenue 21 #6 College Park 20 #7 Anacostia 17 #8 Southern Avenue 14 #9 Franconia Springfield/Rhode Island Avenue Eastern Market/Greenbelt (Tie) #10 Fort Totten/U Street/Branch Avenue New Carrollton/Capital Heights/Metro Center (Tie) 12 11 Page 18 of 23
District of Columbia 2011 Second Quarter Location #1 Deanwood 30 #2 Gallery Place 29 #3 L Enfant Plaza 22 #4 Minnesota Avenue 21 #5 Anacostia 17 #6 Rhode Island Avenue/Eastern Market (Tie) 12 #7 Fort Totten/Metro Center/U Street (Tie) 11 #8 Woodley Park/New York-Florida Avenue/Takoma (Tie) 8 #9 Georgia Avenue-Petworth 7 #10 Potomac Avenue 7 Total Part 1 Crimes Page 19 of 23
State of Maryland 2011 Second Quarter Location Total Part 1 Crimes #1 Suitland 30 #2 Largo Town Center 22 #3 College Park 20 #4 Southern Avenue 14 #5 Greenbelt 12 #6 Branch Avenue/New Carrollton/Capitol Heights (Tie) 11 #7 Naylor Road/Wheaton (Tie) 10 #8 Shady Grove 9 #9 Addison Road 8 #10 Cheverly 7 Page 20 of 23
Commonwealth of Virginia 2011 Second Quarter Location Total Part 1 Crimes #1 Franconia Springfield 12 #2 Vienna 9 #3 West Falls Church 8 #4 Rosslyn 7 #5 East Falls Church 6 #6 Huntington 5 #7 Dunn Loring 4 #8 Braddock Road/Pentagon/Pentagon City (Tie) 2 #9 Ballston/Van Dorn Street/ King Street/ Courthouse (Tie) #10 Crystal City/Clarendon (Tie) 1 Page 21 of 23 1