PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Crime on SEPTA is at its lowest level in 16 years.
Serious crimes in the third quarter of this year were down 10% over the same quarter last year on the L (Market-Frankford Line), the B (Broad Street Line), and buses. Long-term, thefts are down from 943 in 2019 to 394 last year.
One factor, SEPTA said, is its Virtual Patrol Unit — officers who watch live feeds of the system’s 30,000 cameras…