BART reports drop in violent crimes, fare evasion citations remain steady

BART Touts Nearly 50% Drop In Property Crime, 36% Drop In Violent Crime

A new report by BART and its police department finds that crime is down overall on the BART system, with the most significant decrease happening in property crimes. Also, fare evasion citations are down.BART's latest report on crimes occurring on the transit system finds some significant year-over-year declines in most categories. Violent crime is down 36% over all, with 2024 seeing 203 violent crimes overall by this point in the year, and just …

BART crime plummets, police report says

The first seven months of 2025 have seen a significant decrease in crime on BART compared to the same period last year.

BART reports drop in violent crimes, fare evasion citations remain steady

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit District touted its latest published crime report on Tuesday, which shows an overall drop year over year in violent crimes as well as property crimes. Figures in the BART Police Department’s July 2025 report showed violent crimes on the transit system, including homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, dropped from a total of 203 in the first seven months of 2024 to 130 in the first seven…

BART Installs New Fare Gates At Balboa Park Station

BART's newfangled saloon-style fare gates have arrived at Balboa Park Station.The regional transportation agency began work replacing the old swing-style fare gates on the station's concourse level on Aug. 8 as part of a $90 million upgrade project. Forty-eight of 50 stations have already been upgraded.The Geneva Avenue entrance is under construction as of Aug. 21. | Ingleside Light"Crews are replacing the gates at all four station arrays at Bal…