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BART Police host National Night Out events
BART PD K-9s, handlers will be part of National Night Out BART invites the public to meet its Police Officers and learn more about crime prevention on Tuesday, Aug. 7, as the BART Police Department hosts National Night Out events at six BART stations from 4 pm to 7 pm. Each event will have a special focus on
Here's your chance to be the A's BART Rider of the Game
A's mascot Stomper rides BART Sure, you’re an A’s fan, but do you have what it takes to be the A's BART Rider of the Game? Every month BART will be hosting a contest to pick the A's Fan of the Game. One winner will receive: Two MVP tickets to a selected A's game A $50 BART ticket Early field access to batting
Violent and property crime plummet on BART
Newly released data shows crime has dropped substantially on BART through the first seven months of this year. The number of violent crimes reported on BART declined from 203 for the first seven months of 2024 to 130 incidents this year. Property crimes also fell from 1,091 for the first seven months of 2024 to 547 this year. All the latest crime numbers can be found in the July Chief’s Report.
The decrease in crime has come as BART PD has remained focused on maintaining a highly visible safety presence in the system. At the same time BART has accelerated the installation of Next Generation Fare Gates. Now 48 of BART’s 50 stations have new high-tech gates, which are proving to be a strong deterrent against fare evasion and other unwanted behavior. BART is well on track to meet its goal to have Next Generation Fare Gates at all stations by the end of this year. Maintaining a visible safety presence and installing new gates are both key components of BART’s Safe and Clean Plan to put the everyday concerns of riders first.
Other highlights from the Chief’s Report:
*Robberies plummeted from 126 for the first seven months of 2024 to 37 this year.
*Only one cellphone robbery was reported for the entire system in July. That follows zero cellphone robberies in June.
*Auto burglaries fell from 449 last year to 162 in 2025.
BART PD’s highly visible safety presence is making it possible for officers to get to incidents more quickly. The average emergency response time for July was 4 minutes, 21 seconds. That’s well below BART PD’s goal of five minutes and one of the fastest response times for any law enforcement agency in the Bay Area.
BART begins extensive San Francisco elevator project
On Monday, January 5, 2009, BART will begin a major elevator project replacing the street-level elevator enclosures at the Civic Center, Embarcadero, Montgomery and Powell Street BART/Muni Metro stations. This elevator enclosure replacement work is necessary to extend the life of the equipment and improve the
Governor announces $5.4 million in security funding for BART
BART to use funding for security cameras BART will soon be buying millions of dollars in new security cameras for its stations. Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office announced BART will receive $5.4 million for those cameras from a recent voter-approved bond measure. During this morning's news
BART rewards riders with free Krispy Kreme doughnuts
This afternoon, June 7, from 4:30 p.m. ? 6:00 p.m. BART's customer service team will be handing out free Krispy Kreme doughnuts and other refreshments to afternoon commuters leaving the Daly City BART Station. BART hopes the free doughnut give-away will not only reward riders for their loyalty, but also
BART to give job-seeking veterans preference in hiring
Today, the BART Board of Directors voted to adopt a new hiring policy that gives preference to job-seeking military veterans. Starting January 1, 2013, external job candidates who show proof of active status of at least 181 days and receive a passing score in the first phase of the hiring process will receive
BART sets ridership record with Monday's sports events
BART set a ridership record on Monday, carrying 405,400 riders including many sports fans attending games of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants. BART Board President Gail Murray said the record day demonstrates why California lawmakers working on the state budget should make transit funding a