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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In case everyone has forgotten how terrible Metro is, this story will bring it all back. Basically treating sexual assault survivors in their transit system the same way they treat track inspections.

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/01/metro-transit-police-inspector-general-investigate-complaints/

[quote] MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” which run the gamut from armed robberies and sexual offenses to kidnapping, assaults, and other crimes.

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In many of these cases, the police department didn’t provide evidence that any basic investigation — like interviews with complainants, witnesses, or victims — took place. For about half of the reported complaints, Metro police didn’t produce any documents related to an investigation.[/quote][/quote]

To be clear, this is talking about "crimes committed on the transit system between 2010 and 2017".

Fwiw, I take the red line almost every day and have never have any issues since 2015. In fact, it's been much more pleasant than NYC! [/quote]
You might want to read the report first before commenting about the contents. It’s conveniently linked in the article. [/quote]

DP. " MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” between 20
10 and 2017.

Is that good policing? No.

Does it make me feel less safe riding Metro? No.[/quote]
The relationship and implication that you make regarding the date range is misleading. The report is very clear - and you seem to want to ignore and mislead - that the date range covered in the report (2010-2017) is a result of an internal audit that began in April 2019 that requested data through the end of 2017. The outcome of the audit was to request a further investigation that culminated in this 2021 report. No conclusion can be made from the report regarding the quality of policing between 2017 and present.

Furthermore, you imply that there is a relationship between these dates, the quality of policing and amount of crime in the system. Despite your personal anecdote, violent crime in the Metrorail system increased from 2017 to 2019. It's great that you feel safe. The fact is that it is not safe and that WMATA does not even care to keep it safe.

The lack of care that they have towards crime and in keeping with their lack of overall concern of operating the system safely. This is a big deal and your blase attitude reflects the same blase attitude that WMATA has about crime and safety.[/quote]

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