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Stephen Boehm
Coverage of Stephen Boehm in the Nexus archive.
- Metro says system is getting safer thanks to fare evasion enforcement
Metro reports significant decreases in violent crimes like assaults and robberies for the second consecutive year, attributing the decline to increased enforcement of fare evasion and National Guard presence. Data from the 2026 fiscal year shows a 19% drop in aggravated assaults, 36% fewer robberies, and 22% fewer assaults on Metro personnel.