METRO Police, HPD chief, other elected officials speak on enhanced security measures following recent violence on public transit

Authorities held a news conference to speak on the recent violence reported on the METRORail.

On Wednesday, another shooting was reported where a woman was said to have been struck by gunfire while riding a train near a transit center downtown, causing growing concern among riders.

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KPRC 2 Investigates analyzed a database of 6,015 crimes reported to METRO police from Jan. 1, 2019, through Aug 31, 2022.

According to the data, 14.2% of these reported crimes were thefts, 15.9% involved vandalism/damage to property and 17.8% were assaults. The remaining crimes reported to METRO ran the gamut from drug possessions to disorderly conduct to arrests for outstanding warrants.

A recap of the conference will be available momentarily.