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Crime on SEPTA fell again last year — to historic lows

SEPTA police officers patrol on the Broad Street line. (SEPTA)

Incidents of serious crime on SEPTA fell again last year, reaching their lowest levels in at least a decade.

SEPTA police reported 670 serious crimes across the system in 2025, about 6% fewer than the previous year. Those were mainly thefts, robberies and aggravated assaults, and also included two homicides and one rape.

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