Rise of drug overdose deaths and crime pushes Metro to weigh more security
LA TimesThe doors close on a train on the Metro Red Line in Los Angeles. With an upswing in drug use, rising crime and a growing number of drug overdose deaths on Metro trains and buses, transit officials are looking to increase security on the system. Gina Osborn, the top safety officer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, presented data to the Metro executive board on Thursday showing an alarming rise in crime and plans next month to ask for an increase in Metro transit safety officers riding the system. “It’s stunning,” said Paul Krekorian, president of the Los Angeles City Council and a member of the MTA executive board. Spending hundreds of millions on Metro’s multi-agency police contracts have not worked to address safety issues,” said Laura Raymond, director at the Alliance for Community Transit-Los Angeles, an advocacy group.
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