Crime down at Montgomery County Metro stations

Published June 13, 2013 4:00am ET



Crime at Montgomery County’s Metro stops has fallen to 275 incidents from 354 last year, but officials are concerned with the large number of thefts of riders’ smart phones and other electronics.

Jeff Delinksi, deputy chief of the Metro Transit Police, told the County Council’s Public Safety and Transportation, Energy and Environment committees on Thursday that Montgomery County Metro stops are some of the safest in the system, with overall crime dropping through June from a year ago.

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