About the Department
Policing a transit system is unlike any other type of police work. A bus or train becomes a small, somewhat isolated community as people travel together. Therefore, proactive policing, community policing, and crime prevention are hugely important in these “mobile neighborhoods. Nobody knows this better than Sound Transit Police Department, where the strategy for policing is very different from that of a city police department. Sound Transit Police Department provides high visibility patrol throughout passenger service periods, in partnership with local jurisdictions, seven days a week. The goal is to address quality of life issues and create a safe riding environment for the riding public.