BART Aims To Increase Safety With More Police As Ridership Plummets Due To Safety Concerns

CBS San Francisco

March 21, 2023

OAKLAND – BART police are more than doubling the number of officers patrolling trains starting Monday to address safety and quality of life issues, BART officials said.

BART police are deploying eight to 18 more officers on trains per shift in San Francisco and in BART's core service area. That's up from 10.

The increase is the largest deployment in 25 years if not the history of BART, BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez said at a press conference on Monday. The deployment will include K-9s.

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