SEPTA has criminally charged thousands of Philadelphians with fare evasion over the last year, sending a flood of cases through the courts and a message to riders that the days of jumping turnstiles ...

SEPTA released its mid-year crime report for 2025, which shows significant increases in enforcement related to fare evasion and quality-of-ride offenses.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA says it has rolled out a safer first half of the year, according to a new report released on ...

In a report released Tuesday, SEPTA officials said cases of serious crimes -- including rape, murder and aggravated assault -- have dropped steadily through 2025 compared to previous years.

SEPTA announced Tuesday that crime levels have stayed down across most categories, thanks to increased enforcement of fare ...

CBS News Philadelphia rode along a SEPTA bus to get a behind-the-scenes look at its fare evasion task force.

Sauer has not shied away from praising the Transit Police's efforts during this period. "We are continuing to see great ...

SEPTA said it loses at least $30 million in revenue per year due to fare evasion. “When people ride our system without paying, it is unfair to our customers who do the right thing,” Richards said.

SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards was all smiles on Wednesday at 69th Street Station. She was there to debut six new gates designed to prevent fare evasion, a problem the agency claims costs ...

SEPTA said it loses at least $30 million a year from fare evasion. The new gates were placed to stop people from jumping over or crawling under the turnstiles to avoid a fee.

Many of the thieves got onto the subways by not paying, and Nestel said he began to notice this trend as he and his team surveyed footage from some of SEPTA’s 13,000 cameras. In response, transit ...