Edmonton Transit Safety

• Edmonton adds 30 transit peace officers to improve safety, public perception

  Edmonton city council approved additional transit officers for increased safety back in April 2025, so 15 will be deployed this month and the rest should be in place by the summer.

  Crime

  Jan 7
  
• Edmonton will look into fare gate pilot and adding more transit safety teams

  Edmonton city council passed two motions Wednesday related to transit safety, including one to get more information on possibly piloting fare gates. 

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2023
  
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• Turnstile issue returns; Edmonton councillors shocked by how few police monitor transit

  As transit safety came up at Edmonton City Hall again on Tuesday, councillors asked police and transit representatives about increasing officer presence and fare gates.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2023
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• Police superintendent backs idea to add turnstiles to Edmonton LRT system

  An Edmonton police superintendent who oversees transit officers is adding his support to the city adding turnstiles to its LRT system.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2023
• Woman, 55, beaten into a coma at Coliseum LRT platform in central Edmonton

  Edmonton police are seeking witnesses after a 55-year-old woman was approached by two girls she didn't know and beaten so badly on Nov. 26 that she remains in critical condition.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2023
• Edmonton using $5M from province to clean and upgrade transit stations

  The $5-million one-time grant will be used to transform two vacant cafes near or in LRT stations into officer work stations, as well as more cleaning, upgrades and cameras.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
• Edmonton gets 2 dedicated transit police teams amid violence surge

  The two dedicated transit teams started their policing efforts May 1.

  Crime

  May 1, 2023
• Police calls for violent events on Edmonton transit up 53% between 2021 and 2022

  Edmonton police were dispatched to calls on transit 31 per cent more in 2022 than they were in 2021. Violent calls for service were up by 52.8 per cent, according to EPS data.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2023
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• Vandalism, crime at Edmonton transit centre despite safety task force formed to tackle issues

  The Edmonton Transit Service continues to face safety problems, despite a provincial task force being formed to try and curb the issues linked to addiction, homelessness and crime.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2023
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• Edmonton council to ask province to support new Healthy Streets Operations Centre to fight downtown crime

  Edmonton city administration submitted a report to council on Monday describing the proposed Healthy Streets Operations Centre.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2022