Transit Peace Officers

• Calgary’s mayor highlights transit safety investments on CTrain ride-along

  Calgary's mayor, police and transit officials said previous investments in transit safety are paying off amid a spike in officer-generated calls along the transit network.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 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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• Edmonton amends transit conduct bylaw to address ‘immediate’ safety, criminal, gang concerns

  'We've heard over the last couple of weeks that whatever changes were made maybe didn't account for the ability of staff to feel safe,' a councillor said of Edmonton transit law.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2022
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• Bigger security presence planned for Edmonton’s transit system

  You'll soon see more police patrolling LRT and transit stations. EPS confirm they're about to create new hybrid units teaming two EPS officers with one transit peace officer.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2018
• Black Lives Matter rally in Edmonton calls for action over behaviour of peace officers in LRT station video

  Dozens of people converged on downtown Edmonton's Winston Churchill Square on Friday evening as Black Lives Matter held a rally calling for more to be done in response to a video that's surfaced showing a black teen being thrown to the ground by transit peace officers at an LRT station.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2018