"This roundtable was an essential step in ensuring every rider can feel safe when they step onto public transit. Trust in transit overall will continue to erode if we don't take action to stop violent crime on public transit." Rising Crime on Transit Spurs Federal Safety PushAccording to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), crime on public transportation systems has been generally worse since the COVID-19 pandemic. "Fortunately, the Trump Administration, Secretary Duffy, and FTA Administrator Marc Molinaro are also making safety on our transit systems a top priority of the Federal Transit Administration. Criminal activity on transit systems can undermine public confidence, decrease ridership, and damage the effectiveness and sustainability of those systems.