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Crime drops as CTA ridership grows
Published August 7, 2006, 4:07 AM CDT
The Chicago Transit Authority says fewer crimes have been reported on its buses and trains during the first half of the year despite an increase in riders.
The agency says pick-pocketing and strong-arm robbery continue to be the most common offenses committed on trains, at stations and on buses.
In the first six months of 2006, there were 544 reported robberies, a decline of nearly 7 percent from the same period last year.
The number of thefts dropped even more during the period, from 96 last year to 63—a 34 percent difference.
There were 21 assaults, the same as last year, and 37 reports of aggravated battery, one fewer than last year.
The CTA says it had
202.6 million riders in the first half of the year, up 1.4 percent from last year.