{"id":2246838,"date":"2024-05-17T12:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/metro-riders-love-dcs-trains-when-they-arent-worried-about-rising-crime\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T12:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:17:12","slug":"metro-riders-love-dcs-trains-when-they-arent-worried-about-rising-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/metro-riders-love-dcs-trains-when-they-arent-worried-about-rising-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"DC metro riders enjoy the trains without crime concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmetro-riders-love-dcs-trains-when-they-arent-worried-about-rising-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Metro riders in Washington, D.C., are increasingly satisfied with\u200b public transit, but\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pledging-to-reopen-schools-joe-biden-endorses-chicago-teachers-unions-illegal-strike-video\/\" title=\"After Pledging to Reopen Schools, Joe Biden Endorses Chicago Teachers Union\u2019s Illegal Strike (VIDEO)\">safety concerns<\/a> persist in\u200b the underground stations. Despite overall contentment, serious crimes like rape, robbery, and\u200c homicide on the Metro\u2064 have doubled from 2022 to 2023, raising significant worries among passengers. Reassurance measures are crucial to address these \u2062alarming trends. Your summary effectively highlights the rising satisfaction of Washington, D.C., metro riders with public transit, juxtaposed\u2064 with the \u200cconcerning increase in crime rates \u200con \u200bthe \u2064Metro.\u2064 It emphasizes the importance of implementing \u2064reassurance measures to tackle these growing safety \u2063issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Metro riders in Washington, D.C., are as happy with public transit as they\u2019ve been in a decade, but not all is well in the capital\u2019s underground stations. <\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-to-712000\/\" title=\"U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 712,000\">high levels<\/a> of satisfaction with the train system generally, safety remains a great concern as serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>crime<\/a> such as rape, robbery, and homicide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dc-metro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Metro<\/a> have doubled from 2022 to 2023. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/05\/17\/metro-poll-riders-service-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Washington Post<\/em>-Schar School poll<\/a> found that 77% of regular and occasional Metro riders rated the system as either \u201cexcellent\u201d or \u201cgood,\u201d and those who rode the Metro at least once a month rated the system with an 86% overall positive satisfaction. Rider satisfaction has drastically grown in the past seven years, for in 2017, only 45% of riders gave the system a positive rating.    <\/p>\n<p>More than three-quarters of riders said the Metrorail service is reliable, and nearly three-quarters said the system provides a good value. But when it comes to the system\u2019s safety from crime, more than one-third rated the system negatively.<\/p>\n<p>Safety concerns were more prevalent with riders under 50 years old as well as black and Hispanic riders than riders who were white and older. <\/p>\n<p>Between 2020 and 2023, incidents of reported crime on the Metrorail nearly quadrupled, but this is largely attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-in-vicious-attack-against-asian-american-man-democrats-silent-despite-stop-asian-hate-rhetoric\/\" title=\"Suspect Arrested In Vicious Attack Against Asian-American Man, Democrats Silent Despite \u2018Stop Asian Hate\u2019 Rhetoric\">fare evasion<\/a>. An analysis from last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-set-to-pay-reparations-to-victims-of-eugenics-movement-and-sterilized-inmates\/\" title=\"California Set To Pay Reparations To Victims Of \u2018Eugenics Movement\u2019 And Sterilized Inmates\">year found<\/a> that 14% of Metrorail trips go unpaid, contributing to an approximate loss of $40 million a year. This has led Metro to install high saloon-style fare gates at 48 Metrorail stations, leading to a nearly 80% drop in fare evasions in those locations. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The poll comes as the rail system lacks a dedicated funding source and will likely continue to struggle with securing funds in the future. Last month, Metro announced it will increase fare prices by 12.5% starting in July. Base rail fares will increase from $2 to $2.25, and maximum fares will increase from $6 to $6.75.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to pre-pandemic levels, weekly Metro ridership is down by 40% as more and more workers have shifted to working from home. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-american-activists-blast-bidens-pandering-anti-racism-order\/\" title=\"Asian-American Activists Blast Biden\u2019s \u2018Pandering\u2019 Anti-Racism Order\">poll found<\/a> that around half of the region\u2019s workers are able to work from home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C., metro riders are content with public transit after a decade but safety concerns persist. 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