METRO Revises Crime Statistics After Inaccurate Data Exposed

Inaccurate Crime Data

• ⚠️ Metro has revised its online crime statistics after KU1 Investigates exposed that the agency had been posting incomplete data.
• 💡 Metro's Police Chief, Ban Tien, called the previous situation unacceptable, acknowledging that inconsistent definitions of major crimes compromised the accuracy of reported trends.

Correcting the Record

• 🎯 Chief Ban Tien is retrospectively correcting crime data going back 5 years to comply with a new state law mandating uniform crime reporting guidelines.
• 📈 The revised numbers reveal a 21% increase in major crimes over the past three fiscal years, a stark contrast to the previously reported decline.
• 🗣️ The Chief admitted that the previous reporting was not fair to the public and that his priority is to fix the problem.

Transparency and Public Safety

• 🤝 Chief Ban Tien emphasized the importance of transparency for the transit agency, especially following a recent fatal shooting.
• 🔒 He assured the public of his commitment to keeping them safe.
• 📊 For context, with an increase of 3 million riders last fiscal year, a major crime occurred approximately once in every 150,000 rides according to the revised data.