Reports of aggravated assault and robbery on SEPTA soared during the pandemic as ridership fell
SEPTA is stepping up its social service-based approach. The SEPTA police chief and other officials have said aggressive police tactics wouldn’t work.
SEPTA Transit officer Alexander Bires along with outreach specialists with Merakey Parkside Recovery interact with man at the Eighth Street stop of the Market Frankford El in 2021.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
