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Crime at Park and Ride Lots a Concern - Davis County Editorial April 22, 2010


Crime at park and ride lots a concern
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Editor:

In response to Bryan Gray’s recent column regarding safety concerns associated with a rail line down Main Street in Bountiful and Centerville, a KSL investigative report conducted in 2007 found the following:

“We spent weeks poring over police reports from several different TRAX lots. We never expected to find this much crime. In just two years at least 300 cars were stolen or vandalized. Plus there were dozens of robberies, multiple acts of lewdness and, even worse, sexual assaults.”

KSL investigators discovered that police responded to nearly two incidents a day at TRAX park and ride lots.  The article can be found at http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=309&sid=1152134 and at http://drapertrax .com/articles/traxcrime.html.  Park and ride lots will be a necessary part of any rail line running through Bountiful and Centerville’s Main Street. 

While I agree that parking is the biggest concern with UTA’s proposed rail line, KSL’s study demonstrates that safety and the potential of increased crime is a concern that cannot, contrary to Mr. Gray’s assertions, be ignored.



Sean Monson

Bountiful