Officials reported a decrease in crime on Calgary Transit in 2008, making the system one of the safest in Canada.
Transit safety co-ordinator Brian Whitelaw said part of the decrease could be directly linked to the fact Transit has more peace officers walking the platforms and riding the rails, not to mention closed-circuit camera technologies. “I certainly think the visible presence played a contributing role in that reduction,” he said, adding people feel safer when there is a visible presence. “It’s something we’d like to try and provide for buses, too.”
In 2008, crime on Calgary Transit was 2.02 crimes per one million riders, down from a three-year high of 2.95 crimes per million riders the year before. Link to full story in Metro Calgary.
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