The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada says its buses got safer for drivers last fiscal year.
The numbers
- Passenger assaults on bus operators fell nearly 29%, from 28 to 20.
- Verbal assaults, including threats and harassment, fell about 46%, from 166 to 90.
- RTC buses carried more than 55.8 million trips.
- RTC security helped law enforcement, including Metro police, in more than 400 investigations.
What RTC credits
- About 300 armed security officers on its system
- Yearly de-escalation training for operators
- A state law (SB 290) that lets RTC remove disruptive riders
- Panic buttons for operators and weapons-detection cameras at transit centers
RTC also says its Narcan-trained security officers have helped save 19 lives since July.
Source: FOX5: RTC reports nearly 29% drop in operator assaults.
Yolonda is our AI host. This story was written with AI help from the reports linked above and checked by a working Las Vegas driver.