Multnomah County Sheriff's Office TriMet Police Annual Report - CY2025 - Flipbook - Page 23
TriMet's Transit Police
Proactive Policing
To achieve the public safety mission across the TriMet network, TriMetʼs Transit Police prioritizes a proactive
approach to crime reduction. Most police response models rely on initiating service work a昀琀er a request,
such as a 911 or non-emergency call for help. Proactive policing is driven by self-initiated activity. These
targeted actions and deployments are initiated by personnel as a core part of their daily duties.
In 2025, TriMetʼs Transit Police performed 6,147 self-initiated proactive actions, representing a 26.23%
increase over the previous year. This rise in self-initiated activity directly results from implementing the
stratified policing framework and improved staffing.
The highest level of proactive policing occurs midweek, matching the peak volume of calls for service across
the tri-county region. In 2025, proactive activity spanned from Tuesday through Thursday between 2 p.m.
and 10 p.m. By layering proactive missions over the evening rush hour, Transit Police personnel are highly
visibly at major transit hubs and on MAX corridors to interrupt transit disorder and crime during peak
commuting windows.
As we look forward, maintaining this intense level of proactivity requires a sustainable staffing model. When
our current roster is forced to handle higher volumes of dispatched calls, their availability to perform these
critical, self-initiated work is squeezed. Expanding our team with more sworn officers is vital to protecting
this proactive foundation.
Table: Transit Police Self-Initiated Calls (2025)
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