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SEPTA drivers are increasingly victim to abuse and assaults. Some say the agency isn’t doing enough to protect them.

Assaults on SEPTA’s operators nearly quadrupled from 2019 to 2020.

SEPTA bus operator wipes down windows of bus on Monday, August 14, 2023. SEPTA bus and trolley operators have endured verbal abuse and an increasing number of assaults from riders over the past decade.
SEPTA bus operator wipes down windows of bus on Monday, August 14, 2023. SEPTA bus and trolley operators have endured verbal abuse and an increasing number of assaults from riders over the past decade.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer