American cities dealing with increased violent crime on mass transit systems

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky looked at cities dealing with crime on mass transit, and spoke with a former security official who said he was fired for pointing out issues with his city’s transit system.
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[@ericeandco]

They’re not dealing with violent crime. That’s why it’s increasing.

[@danielmartin7838]

We've also seen an influx of outsiders from places that have no law and order to speak of, some are just straight-up villains, too.

[@DaKrawnik]

they aren't preventing it*

[@user-sj5ju4jb7t]

@@danielmartin7838almost all the crime I see if from born and raised natives. That accounts for like 99% of the crime news I come across, hardly any of it is from outsiders.

[@white_genocide2050]

😂 do you know the history of America? 🇺🇲 ​@@danielmartin7838

[@sew_gal7340]

I think its a "create a problem, sell a solution" in our capitalist society. Soon it will get so bad, that a solution will be sold to the public via policy and new laws...thats how it always works. take food away from people, make them starve then sell them back their food in morsels with an inflated price.

[@rbfarrell1]

How about real punishment for crimes.

[@johnnytran800]

Real punishment is considered a violation of human rights.

[@gooser__43]

That requires Republicans

[@jamesbell2419]

@@johnnytran800 Real punishment is considered RACIST by some who want NO ACCOUNTABILITY for their groups actions .

[@ceasarsfex4840]

​@@gooser__43ew

[@bajorekjon]

They only punish people who try to stop crimes

[@kevinjenner9502]

In Japan children as young as 5 or 6 travel alone on mass transit to and from school.

[@longiusaescius2537]

Emmanuel Rahm is working to "fix" that

[@kevinjenner9502]

It is a bit of a paradox. Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of one of the most violent cities in America, now Ambassador to one of the safest countries in the world.

[@longiusaescius2537]

@@kevinjenner9502 not suprising at all really, he's Japan's Morgenthau

[@Stealthmode35]

Open border.. 😄

[@BlownMacTruck]

You realize that actually happens in American cities as well right? Or that plenty of school districts actually use public transit vouchers instead of private bussing because it’s far more efficient? No of course you don’t. You don’t live anywhere near a city with public transit infrastructure and you just go by what you THINK must happen, even if it’s far removed from reality.

[@Pilotpailie]

What do these cities have in common? Anyone? Anyone?

[@monk4ever]

The soul people.

[@typographik]

A lot of people live in them. That may in fact be why they're called cities.

[@x-men69-96]

Democrat

[@sarashattuck4022]

Homeless crisis

[@gab4690]

Blue

[@astroprotector]

and 90 percent of these crimes are committed by the males of one VERY SPECIFIC group.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

Exactly, but they keep mentioning "women & childcare" & that allows these men to come & stay in droves to this area.

[@judas7585]

YT people

[@astroprotector]

@@judas7585 lay off the drugs

[@duckmercy11]

OP is the typical dog whistler trying to blame groups when the criminals are a small minority percentage within the "demographic." Fail.

[@joemiller9931]

@@judas7585 You Tube people?

[@pumasgoya]

It's mostly one ethnic group.

[@white_genocide2050]

😂 have you ever been to west virginia the hillbilly state?

[@RaefTheKing]

Or Florida lol

[@matthewprince9705]

So what you gonna do about it?

[@duckmercy11]

Even if this were true (it's not) you can't blame a group comprised of millions for actions of thousands.

[@joemiller9931]

@@matthewprince9705 Grammar give away.

[@lil----lil]

This is STRAIGHT from Harry Potter: _He Who MUST NOT BE NAMED!!!!!!_ OMG. That's too funny.

[@koolaidbomber]

Hey, now, Harry Potter is very real.

[@deltaechoproductions]

You can thank the black culture for all of this

[@mimi-lg8lo]

Shame on your racism.

[@sollyparker3947]

and BIDEN

[@PungiFungi]

Shame on the racism but I see you did not deny it.

[@leosaura1993]

WS BS.

[@tacticalpause3767]

Based

[@YUTAB-ck9rp]

And still American people love hip hop culture which praises violence… I mean I used to love Hip Hop before coming to the States, but after I see first hand what the genre is actually praising about, I stopped listening to the genre at all.

[@duckmercy11]

I can't understand having a moral objection to a lot of the lyrics and I myself am mostly checked out on modern rap, but at the end of the day it's entertainment, not real life. Rappers are mostly portraying characters, not unlike violent characters in movies.

[@themodernboomer1300]

And it was all did on purpose by curtain people who work in finance 🙄

[@mirkurjirkokhsd1897]

​@@duckmercy11Tell this for all the fartheless boys that want to live "the gangster lifestyle"

[@duckmercy11]

@@mirkurjirkokhsd1897 They're not learning that from music, but from their surroundings. "The gangster lifestyle" was a thing before hip hop. If anything rappers just talked about what was already happening in their neighborhoods.

[@starventure]

Rap music is just modern day chanting.

[@kixigvak]

And what demographic is responsible for 90% of the violence?

[@LiberatedMind1]

Rhymes with tigger.

[@AC-ro6ib]

It is a shame what this country has become.

[@AKAAAK]

Not really for me, giving me all the more reason and ambition to leave the country.

[@MrProzacmilkshake]

@@AKAAAK are you coming to Australia

[@AKAAAK]

@@MrProzacmilkshake naw. Little north of there

[@firstlast8258]

​@@AKAAAKbye 👋

[@white_genocide2050]

​@@MrProzacmilkshakeaustralia is kangaroo country

[@bracedgod4505]

We aren’t allowed to call out the perps

[@DanielCadarette]

Thank a Democrat.

[@v.a.993]

lol...republicans aren't exactly law and order any more. Jan 6 Capitol Hill..Trump's 43-count felony convictions that republicans are complaining about.

[@aaronmartin6634]

In California the governor has dumped all the prisons onto the streets

[@brbhave2p00p4]

Gavin Newsom will run for president in 2028

[@sollyparker3947]

why he do that

[@ellenscott6793]

So basically, stay out of California.

[@csong9940]

Yes, please do

[@ellenscott6793]

@@csong9940 no problem...can't come up with one reason why I'd want to move there with the high taxes and slums.

[@joarGyjuRanar]

And NY

[@everythingisfine9988]

*EL SALVADOR* solved this over night!

[@geraldarnoult]

Nothing to do with the American made MS-13 gang origin Los Angeles.

[@nebhalabir1201]

El salvador also doesn't have n......

[@starventure]

@@nebhalabir1201 True, but they had an out of control gang problem that only a strongman leader could get a hold of.

[@nebhalabir1201]

@@starventure completely agree.

[@GRANOLA77]

They were lucky all the criminals were tattooed, so they were easily identifiable

[@ToxcynArcade]

Its so bad now people dont even report most crimes anymore. Then they say crime is down.

[@vxy357]

They also reduce violent felonies to misdemeanors and just dismiss misdemeanors all together.

[@DavidLee-ur3pl]

Democrat caused this.. defund police.. decriminalization.. fact

[@TelephoneToughGuy]

@ToxcynArcade: That's a Republican propaganda talking point. Do they ever back that up with any stats? Murder rates *do* get reported, and murder is down, how do you explain that?

[@TelephoneToughGuy]

@Toxcynarcade: That's propaganda, not backed up by stats. Murders *do* get reported, murder rate is down.

[@TelephoneToughGuy]

@ToxcymArcade: That's propaganda, not backed up by stats. Homicides *do* get reported, homicide rate is down.

[@mitchellcampion3880]

Couldn’t pay me enough to live in the United States. Horrible place

[@LiberatedMind1]

Where you live?

[@mitchellcampion3880]

@@LiberatedMind1 Australia.

[@redjetsen1002]

It wouldn't have anything to do with Mass illegal immigration from violent countries ... would it?

[@GRANOLA77]

It's not illegal immigrants that are committing these crimes. Just look at the 13/50 stat.

[@AllPowa287]

Time to make it a felony for ANY crime involving public transit. If these punks did the same thing on an airplane then it would be a felony.

[@user-sj5ju4jb7t]

The type of people that commit these crimes aren’t worried about prison.

[@gordongekko2781]

@@user-sj5ju4jb7t Regardless, prison would keep them off the streets.

[@nerdygamerguy8378]

Joe biden defends criminals

[@billyyank5807]

That's because the feds regulate air travel not city transportation 😂 Ya'll are goofballs!

[@AllPowa287]

@@billyyank5807 they need to start regulating public transit next

[@jaytaylor2312]

Those progressive DAs are really helping the community🤣

[@BudinVegas]

Yeah, helping the community, going downhill fast.

[@LadieKadie]

Third world DA’s building third world cities. 🤷‍♀️

[@AlbertBormant]

And is there any pattern with the type of person committing these crimes?

[@spikefivefivefive]

0.00% Neanderthal/Denisovan DNA

[@DeimosSaturn]

The file footage editor is working overtime trying to find the most "diverse imagery" to make sure every group is represented fairly.

[@Abcdefghijk920]

Any other westernized country has a lot of security in their underground subway sites. Why we don’t here? Geee I wonder

[@THXbox]

It’s about time we find a fine ‘ole solution to this ongoing problem.

[@FoamandStuff]

I just got off the Metro Bus in LA. The line 720 to Westwood. There was a crazy homeless man talking aggressively to himself and while most of the passengers just ignored him. I was less than 2 feet away. He then proceeded to take out a foil, torch lighter and a tube and smoked what looks like fentanyl or meth. And yes there were children sitting near by and no one did anything. I was worried about my safety too. I just got off the bus and decided to walk the rest of the way. This is not the first time I’ve seen this on the bus. And reporting it to the driver does nothing. The best they can do is stop the bus and call the cops and the response time takes too long. It’s not just safely it’s the lack of enforcement. The smell, the unsanitary conditions, the overcrowding and I see that most people don’t pay the fares. They just go to the back and wait for the doors to open and they sneak on. The bus driver can’t do anything. Public transportation is so different in Korea or Japan. The main reason is because they don’t allow the homeless on the bus and they enforce fares.

[@user-ts7ns7bt2v]

And how do you November?

[@duckmercy11]

Korea nor Japan have the same level of rights as us. You can't be an American patriot who values absolute freedom and want authoritarianism at the same time.

[@AKAAAK]

@duckmercy11 Rights don't mean anything if you're living in fear trying to live a normal life. What's the point to "ftredom" if you can't move about freely in your own city without worrying about your safety on public transportation or just being in public in general. Looks at the recent attacks in LA on the metro buses. America's cure for these issues is pathetic at best. Total shithole that even 3rd world countries are laughing at.

[@joseplanells206]

​@@duckmercy11autoritarismo en japon?? Su nivel de civismo es altisimo y de inmigracion bajisimo.

[@theotheleo6830]

@@duckmercy11 The governments of both S. Korea and Japan are democratic. You may be thinking of N. Korea.

[@MuffySparky]

Kathy says that whenever someone is wanting to commit a violent crime they should not have to worry that the victim might be armed.

[@billyyank5807]

1:35 many people with mental issues deny services. And unless they are a threat to others or themselves nothing can be done. You can't force people into help.

[@melm4499]

In NYC I see a lot of people taking the bus without paying the fares anymore.

[@DepressedRockstar]

DC also

[@CallMeNumber8]

Diversity powers unlocked 🌟

[@WindwardToEden]

Sounds like there is some serious corruption at the top.

[@yackawaytube]

You think criminals check who the President is before committing a crime?

[@petuniaraining]

Not just US, Toronto is pretty sketch too.

[@christopher7824]

A certain Hungarian billionaire is determined to turn every poor and working-class American community into a lawless hellscape.

[@mitch20003]

This country seems to be on a decline in general.

[@spirg]

“ Seems “????? 😂

[@mitch20003]

@@spirg is* 😂

[@PungiFungi]

I keep hearing diversity is our strength but I am not seeing it.

[@TheDoomWizard]

America is falling apart

[@Gee_Morty..]

Get back to work

[@Polemic-2525]

@@Gee_Morty..you woke

[@Gee_Morty..]

@@Polemic-2525 you joke

[@dillpickle7479]

​@@Gee_Morty..you broke

[@Gee_Morty..]

@@dillpickle7479 you smoke

[@FactStorm]

America is a developing nation.

[@geraldarnoult]

Developing nations don't act as crazy as the U.S.

[@takmiencheng4009]

A retreating one, yet always ready to teach the whole world how to run one's home town.

[@flutebasket4294]

Devolving nation

[@EggWhiteSeparatist]

Developing into a cesspool

[@jubernardi23]

😂😂

[@purplebutterfly7257]

And this is why most people prefer to have their own vehicle and drive places as opposed to getting onpublic transportation that is sketchy and risky.

[@daryoushsameyah8329]

Defund the police! Defund the police! Do you really feel safer with the police defunded?

[@BlownMacTruck]

What large city with significant public transit infrastructure defunded police?

[@daryoushsameyah8329]

@@BlownMacTruck Los Angeles. For one

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@daryoushsameyah8329 Incorrect. LA decreased the police budget by 7% because of attrition. In other words, the entire budget for the decrease came from matching how much the police department lost in personnel. That 7% was then allocated to police-adjacent services, such as gang violence reduction efforts and mental health outreach around criminal behavior (all of which ultimately helps the police). It was *spun* as straight defunding by certain media. This is why the proposal for this year reverses that almost entirely, as it accounts for a hiring increase / recruiting effort.

[@daryoushsameyah8329]

@@BlownMacTruck You're wrong! Totally! Absolutely! 10,000% wrong! First off, the LAPD has lost $150 million dollars a year from their annual budget for the last 6 years. The funds were allocated to fund more local community social workers offices! You know, ransom money lest that certain kind does not riot, loot, and burn the city down. AGAIN! Furthermore, abd as part of the agreement, and on top the financial cuts, the LAPD lost 1,000 police officer positions. The strength of the LAPD went down from 10,000 to 9,000! Currently, the strength of the LAPD is at about 8,500 sworn police officers! So yet again I ask, "And how's all that defunding the police thing working out for you NOW?"

[@user-ts7ns7bt2v]

@@BlownMacTruckyou all but demoralized it and lost 20-50% of actual cops on the job so where’s the non defunded budget get spent You ended policing for the time being. Just enjoy the fruits of it. It is what you wanted only you wanted even more or say less fuzzing

[@4SChris]

I was in LA in March and I was shocked by the poverty and people doing drugs and living in the streets ! Last time I came to the USA was in 2005 and it was really not like that ! How can it be possible at this point ?

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

It's designed by the rich people and hurts only the poor working people

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

Democrats and their policies.

[@chihirostargazer6573]

​@@holmbergaudio It's not simply democrats or republicans because they are both at fault. The main problem is Capitalism.

[@chihirostargazer6573]

@@holmbergaudio Please explain how socialism is at fault for the rampant capitalistic greed that is destroying society?

[@fenmiao3bi4zheng]

13 percent

[@MachenLand]

its the culture.. this doesnt happen in Japan.. Norway.. etc.. if people actually respected each other and their surroundings..

[@gabrielperez5193]

It's just this country. A majority of America will always be the cesspool that it is unless we actually have people that actually care do something for change. It's pretty difficult to find someone that will actually do the work since were all hypnotized to just watch and do nothing all day. Others are just silenced. Majority of people really only do care about themselves, and you can see it on the faces of those who can only laugh at us from high up in their castles.

[@spikefivefivefive]

If they were actually people.

[@deandrebuggs3494]

So LA Metro wants the Deputy Chief of Safety and Security as just a show of them trying to fix the system but don't actually want them to ask the employees who have first hand knowledge of the problems question, nor want them to actually suggest solutions? That's some Boeing logic right there😂

[@vxy357]

Yep! They're just windows dressing.

[@toothlessseer3153]

This is what happens when the DA does not prosecute, judges give lenient sentences and the voters think the police are the criminals. _You got what you voted for👍. now don't complain_

[@ianmcbride3100]

Gee I wonder why?

[@antoniohernandez8802]

Supongo qué será la falta de costumbre de compartir el espacio público.

[@DaKrawnik]

this doesn't happen for no reason. crime goes up whenever quality of life goes down. fix it.

[@matttorrence2900]

More like quality of life goes down when crime goes up. And the reason is the progressive DA strategy and George Floyd overreaction.

[@asu5632]

No it’s police and justice system not punishing them.

[@no-one-qd1li]

😂 I bet you think raising minimum wages fixes inflation too

[@vincentgiordano2130]

The biggest problem, at least here in New York, is that we have too many repeat offenders being released back onto the streets. The amount of times that I've heard on the news of a person with 13 prior arrests who violently assaulted an innocent person being released without bail is more than I can count. The State's bail laws have exacerbated the issue, but the city's DAs are also not blameless.

[@kinan6746]

An artificially induced phenomenon. Brought to you by those who don't ride them.

[@devonforsure260]

Cant do anything about it. I just drive as much as i can and stay away from as much gridlock as i can too.

[@thomasmontalvo310]

Why they fired black and Osborne… kinda sus firing people who actually gives a F about safety

[@adanr2389]

Those ambassadors are useless. The same with some of the private security. They all just hang out and do nothing.

[@JdeC1994]

When most Americans see a video about trouble on public transportation, they think, "I'm sure glad that I never take public transportation, and never will." When most Americans see a video about trouble involving vehicles, they think...nothing. (0:17) Should that incident also dampen our enthusiasm for owning vehicles? 🧐🤔

[@KevoF06]

I wonder if any of this has to do with the outcome of how that scandal poured into the media a few years back? 🧐

[@barexampasser]

Interesting news. Now tell me, who is committing these crimes disproportionate to their relative population? Which group of people? 😂

[@endthegenocideingaza]

Republican crime is everywhere

[@spikefivefivefive]

@@endthegenocideingaza - Fun Fact: Fewer than 7% of people behind bars identify as Republican.

[@Just-Human]

Biden's America

[@luigivincenz3843]

I take LA Metro. Bus, Train, Metrolink, I rode it. A LOT of people dont pay their fare, and the trains are packed with homeless and crazy people. The "Ambassadors" (in green neon shirts) are USELESS, and don't do squat. It will get and ALWAYS gets far worse in the summer when tourist season kicks in.

[@gabrielperez5193]

They don't care for your guy's safety. They honestly could care less if another person dies on one of their buses/trains.

[@theduplicator3270]

Big oil will go to great lengths to keep people behind the wheel.

[@LiberatedMind1]

Interesting theory.

[@selenasimmons6653]

The bus operator is right..they have to manage the safety of everyone around them...more officer support is needed for all systems...it used to be interesting to have the different musicians come around & play (NYC) but it's gotten so bad this can't happen anymore...and as expensive it's become riding public transit the money is not adding up to the product quality

[@kandydavins]

Bidenomics is awesome people!

[@davinxi5926]

Lawleeneee

[@jcamph2o]

I wouldn’t mind more gates that restrict access without using the tap card. Right now it’s basically a mobile homeless shelter

[@Oooooouuu-baby]

Newsomes California… They said “crime is subsiding” 😂😂😂😂 you have got to be kidding me! Not a single person believes that LIE!

[@funkmachine9094]

its the same in the metro in paris. its a crazy place

[@stephenforbesjr8187]

You are allowed to smoke fentynol on the RTD bus in Denver.

[@gemmeliusgrammaticus2509]

“There could be public transit riders here,” he thought, “I hate public transit riders.”

[@Korloko]

I’m pretty sure a bus weighs more than 4600 lbs 😂. That’s how much a light pickup truck weighs.

[@joemiller9931]

Government: Let's be soft on crime and give people probation and give them a slap on the wrist and a second and a third and a hundredth chance and just put them through a revolving door with no accountability or consequences. Also Government: Why is there an increase in violent crime? DUH DUH DUH DUH DUHHHHHH DOYYYYYY!

[@hi-tych]

This is why i ride my scooter from work. Because it's bad in nyc too.

[@flutebasket4294]

1:34 Hey, nice hat

[@ericrydman7098]

In some ways, I feel bad for these people. On the other hand, I want them all to stay where they are and not come to where I am. Sorry.

[@scarecrow559fresno]

that's impossible, crime is down

[@jaad9848]

Violent crime as a whole has been going down lookup the stats hence why the headline isnt "American cities dealing with increased violent crime" instead of "American cities dealing with increased violent crime on mass transit systems"

[@Tomorrison28]

They're cooking the books.

[@jaad9848]

@@Tomorrison28 You know damn well if it was going in the direction you believed based on anecdotal evidence at best you would think they were the gospel

[@sengcheongtan418]

American dream indeed!!!

[@nilsanarvaez7947]

When I lived in New York before moving out in 1988. I use to take the trains and busses all over. I would read my book with no problems. It boggles my mind that in this video with all the violence going on people are reading and using their phones. We all need to practice situational awareness these days even while walking in the streets. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@mr.factoid105]

Cops: we need more staff Metro: oh no we can't have that

[@Wookie_Goldberg]

Who is doing this??

[@geraldarnoult]

Mostly Americans requardless of color

[@conner_b_griften]

Make Paul Kersey Great Again

[@30aragon]

Best country in the world, they say.

[@Rest65432]

COTA only has cameras but no undercover police on its buses. Bus drivers cannot fight any attacker nor carry self defense. They have to just take it.

[@MrMarshmallowable]

I think she meant 46,000 lbs.

[@Intruc3]

They don't fear the consequences.

[@AthenaSaints]

2:14, you can put as much law enforcement officers on the ground as you want, it will not work if the people getting arrested get released the next day. 6:14, I am sure L.A. will clean itself up before the Olympic, the real question is, what happens after the Olympic is over?

[@BlownMacTruck]

Is this English or did you fail that in foreign agent troll school?

[@FrankRoque3.0]

But crime was going down?👽

[@ccahua]

Who's Safety? Transit Executive Job Safety appears to be Priority #1

[@rodgerrabbit2955]

New York needs Paul Kersey back.....

[@vxy357]

And also Bernie Geotz.

[@gambit_toys6554]

the powers want this crime on purpose. it's their goal.

[@alelectric2767]

It’s punks who know the punishment is minimal if at all.

[@Rest65432]

I ride the CMAX to work and there's some aggressive acting people on it but they dont usually bother me. In fact they avoid me.

[@markwilliam4376]

4,600 lb buses? Just a little off.

[@investined]

The transit cops in my city increased but all they do is sit away from turn stalks so people still sneak in

[@branstark3557]

Hmmm I wonder why

[@agileninjanerd]

Voting has consequences

[@NYCJoeBlack]

@@agileninjanerd- Yes they do, which is why you do not vote for Trump/Republican! With him in office, crime will rise! The crime I am talking about is racist criminal activity in addition to all other crime that tends to happen no matter who is in office!

[@arxvphoto809]

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE NY MTA NEXT!!!

[@xcreenplay7264]

If there is no crime, how will corrupt politicians make money🤫🤫🤫

[@marccarp6034]

At the 2:00 mark is the bullshit that led to this problem in the first place.

[@drumpfisidiot5021]

How about placing security on the actual train....

[@duckmercy11]

I dunno about other cities but NYC has 462 stations with multiple trains, and each train has up to 10 cars that easily get crowded. You'd need a very expensive army to patrol all trains at all times.

[@drumpfisidiot5021]

@@duckmercy11 It's an annual increase in $354 million to taxpayers in NY. Yes, it is expensive, unfortunately that's the cost of keeping society safe.

[@3x3mm]

It aint safe i would nvr.

[@PG-tc6os]

Minute 3:00 sounds like a liberal heaven 😂😂 we in Florida don’t joke around 😂😂

[@jorgeroman6723]

How to lower ? VERY SIMPLE JAIL

[@AlexHand]

"No one should worry that the person sitting next to them has a deadly weapon." -Kathy Hochul In other words, she wants everyone to be as defenseless and pathetic as she is and she's happy to be a mouthpiece for disarming the public. Meanwhile criminals continue to be violent and normal people have no way to defend themselves. She should be in prison for life.

[@aaronmartin6634]

If only there was an Amendment that could second the motion of self defense

[@SebAnders]

Yes, because when everyone is armed then there's no violence 😂