Violent crime rate began to drop on CTA trains in 2022, but it was still double pre-pandemic levels – Chicago Tribune/MSN

At the same time, the arrest rate for violent crimes on the “L” fell to its lowest level in at least a decade. “Someone can do this on the trains, and even with the security guards and cameras and a decent police response time, there are no arrests made,” one crime victim said. “It just surprises me. And it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to deter this kind of crime on the trains if there aren’t arrests when it happens.”