MetroWest,

The US Department of Homeland Security has not, and will not, take control over security on our Nation’s transit systems. The safety of Metro’s customers and our employees is our highest priority. To ensure our customers and employees are safe, Metro has a three-tier Public Safety Program including: contract police officers employed by our partnering jurisdictions, including St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis and St. Clair County; Metro Public Safety officers; and contract security and fare enforcement personnel. These public safety teams are deployed throughout the Metro Transit System, though please note that Metro does not have jurisdiction outside of our system (for example, within the neighborhoods surrounding our system). This authority rests with local police.

In the past six months, Metro has begun an escalation of our Public Safety officer team. We have hired twenty new individuals and have begun patrols that consist of Metro Public Safety personnel and local law enforcement. You may have already noticed the increased public safety presence on the Metro transit system.