Safety

Safety and Security

RTD recognizes the need to provide a safe environment for our customers and employees. See how we are addressing safety in this section.

Additional metrics and reports related to the personal safety and security of customers are available under Community Engagement.

Operate a Safe System

Number of Preventable Accidents per 100,000 miles

Bus

The table below details the number of preventable accidents for bus in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Preventable accidents per 100k miles

Light Rail and Commuter Rail

The chart below details the number of preventable accidents for light rail and commuter rail in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Preventable accidents per 100k miles

Transit Police

Assault Reports

RTD reports the number of assault reports written by our contracted security, uniformed police, and video investigators. An assault is defined as unwanted touching that causes pain.

Police Contacts

Effective April 1st, 2022, all peace officers are required to report specific information to their employer, as outlined in 24-31-309, for all officer-initiated contacts with the public. This information is to be reported regardless of any action taken by the officer as a result of contact. These data reflect RTD officer-initiated reports.

Keep Employees Safe

Number of Reported Employee Injuries

The data below represents the number of reported employee injuries for 2024.

Number of reported employee injuries