Chicago police unveil new strategies to make CTA transit safer – FOX32 (Chicago)

August 17, 2022

A recent count found 145 officers assigned to the transit detail; That's about 90 fewer than before the pandemic. And through the end of July, there were 488 attacks on Chicago’s transit system - the highest number since 2011. At the same time, ridership has been cut in half by COVID.

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The Paraclete

3 years ago

The Big Plan: we’re gonna send the guys here over there!

Old Joe

3 years ago

I suggest they take a page from Bernie Goetz’s NYC guide for straphangers!

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