METRO police chief talks safety following pair of deadly confrontations on METRO Rail

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METRO police chief talks safety following pair of deadly confrontations on METRO Rail
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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. KPRC2Robert has more on what was discovered: Metro kprc2 click2houston investigates

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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 month after this incident, a man was stabbed to death during an argument with another passenger on the light rail.

Bumpers said these types of deadly confrontations are rare. METRO data analyzed by KPRC showed only one other murder listed since 2019. That incident occurred in 2019 and involved a man being shot to death at a bus stop on Greens Rd.On Wednesday a man was shot in the leg during an argument onboard a bus. Police said the gunman has not yet been caught.

METRO also recently created and deployed its own homeless outreach team. It’s called CARE; Crisis, Assessment, Response, Engagement. “I would say the number tip that I would give, safety tip, is to stay off of your cellphone,” said Bumpers.

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