Friday, October 17, 2025

Government transportation!-----CTA violent crime nears decade high as feds threaten funding cuts

Chicago Transit Authority violent crime hit its second-highest level since 2015, while the arrest rate dropped.  - Patrick Andriesen
  • Violent crimes end in arrests less often than other crimes. 
  • Fewer than 1-in-5 violent CTA crimes led to an arrest compared to a little over 1-in-4 for all transit crimes.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in mid-September threatened to cut funding systemwide unless Chicago transit administrators showed how public safety was being improved...

No comments: