MBTA: Serious Crime Down, Bike Thefts Up - 2011 vs. 2012
Most crime went down last year, but bike thefts and aggravated assaults went up.
Crime is mostly down on the MBTA with a few exceptions, according to figures released Tuesday. According to the figures, West Roxbury reported 1 larceny in 2012, compared to none in 2011. Please see attached file for station by station breakdown of MBTA crime in 2011 versus 2012. Serious crime – as defined by the FBI as homicide, rape, aggravated assaults, robbery, auto theft, burglary and arson – went down 11 percent in 2012, according to MBTA Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillan in a statement. Violent crime, which includes robbery, rape and aggravated assaults, were down 6 percent and there were no homicides on the MBTA last year. There was also a 22 percent drop in robberies, and property crimes, including larceny and theft, went down…
