Photo: Denver RTDDenver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) increased its fare checks by over 500% since May 2024 to ensure individuals on light rail and commuter rail trains have paid fare to board. Throughout 2025, officers are conducting between 300,000 and 400,000 fare checks a month on the rail system, the agency reported. Transit Police officers underwent fare enforcement training in October 2024, and the officers — along with contracted Allied security officers — are equipped with handheld scanners to conduct fare enforcement. An in-depth review led to RTD-PD’s four-step security plan initiated in August 2024, which ramped up fare enforcement to support customers and RTD employees. “Using real-time security video, officers can look at any camera in our 2,345-square-mile service area,” he said.