ATTACHMENT 4A April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018
Safety and Security Division
Quarterly Report
For the Period April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018 (Q4 of FY 2018)
April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018
Contents
FY 2018 Annual Safety and Security Summary ...... 3 Safety and Security Performance Metrics ...... 5 Preventable Accidents ...... 6 Non-Preventable Accidents ...... 7 Rail Accidents ...... 8 BREEZE Accidents by Category ...... 10 San Diego Subdivision Overview ...... 12 Escondido Subdivision Overview ...... 15 Part 1 Crimes ...... 18 Law Enforcement Activities April – June 2018 ...... 19 Assaults ...... 20 Fare Validation ...... 21
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FY2018 Annual Safety and Security Summary
For FY2018, NCTD had no preventable accidents on COASTER or SPRINTER, and experienced an increase in preventable accidents for BREEZE, LIFT and FLEX. This resulted in an increase in preventable accidents per million miles (PMM) from 8.47 in FY2017 to 10.06 in FY2018.
In FY2018, there was a decrease in the number of train incidents and an increase in fatal trespasser strikes. The number of incidents decreased from 26 to 21 between FY2017 to FY2018, and the number of fatal strikes increased from 14 to15.
For near-miss and trespassing reports on the San Diego Subdivision, NCTD experienced an increase from FY2017 to FY2018 for near-misses from 42 to 71. Trespasser reports also increased from 688 in FY2017 to 725 in FY2018.
For near-miss and trespassing reports on the Escondido Subdivision, NCTD experienced an increase from FY2017 to FY2018 for near-misses from 72 to 170. NCTD observed a decrease of trespasser reports from 280 in FY2017 to 270 in FY2018.
There were 14 safety rule violations in FY2018 compared to 13 events in FY2017. Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) violations decreased from 7 violations in FY2017 to 1 violation in FY2018.
For regulatory inspections, NCTD received 32 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspections, 36 California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) inspections, 3 California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspections, and 1 Oceanside Fire Department inspection. These inspections resulted in 24 FRA defects, 46 CPUC defects and 4 CHP defects. Two violations were recommended from the FRA.
For annual security trending, NCTD experienced an increase in Part 1 crimes from 34 in FY2017 to 45 in FY2018. NCTD believes that the increase is due to the increased presence of law enforcement at Oceanside Transit Center (OTC) and Escondido Transit Center (ETC) due to the Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) that NCTD has with the Oceanside Police Department (OPD) and Escondido Police Department (EPD), respectively. Additionally, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department added two additional deputies to support NCTD operations bringing the total number to 9 (7 deputies, 1 sergeant, and 1 administrative assistant).
The Operations Control Center (OCC) at the SPRINTER Operations Facility (SOF) at Escondido completed a remodel in the summer 2018. This remodel provided the following enhancements:
• Rail and Bus dispatchers are now side by side for improved communications across modes • Improved space utilization added 2 workstations for future Positive Train Control (PTC) and Customer Service positions • Addition of 5 large screen monitors for improved team collaboration between OCC staff members during disruptions and incidents Page 3 of 21 April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018
• Addition of CCTV monitors for BREEZE Dispatcher • Revamp of electrical and data connections for improved efficiency
Photographs below show additional details for the OCC remodel.
Figure 1 – OCC prior to remodel
Figure 2 – OCC after remodel
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Safety and Security Performance Metrics
For the reporting period, preventable accidents were up for LIFT/FLEX and down for BREEZE, while non-preventable accidents are up for BREEZE and COASTER and down for LIFT/FLEX. SPRINTER remained at zero for three consecutive quarters.
Rail accidents saw an increasing trend for COASTER and Amtrak, and zero for SPRINTER, BNSF and Metrolink. Rail near miss incidents were up for COASTER, down for SPRINTER, and a decreasing trend for Amtrak.
There were 24 near-miss incidents in the San Diego Subdivision, an increase from the previous quarter. Twenty-three (23) of the near-misses were due to trespassers and 1 was due to a bicycle. There were 4 reports on the Del Mar Bluffs, 4 at Leucadia Blvd., 2 at Surfrider Way, and all other reports were single events at various locations.
In the Escondido Subdivision, there was a decreasing trend in near-miss events with 20 trespasser, 16 vehicle, and 5 bicycle near-miss events. Eight locations had more than one near-miss event, Rancheros Dr. (10) and two (2) each at Hale Ave., Reidy Creek Bike Path, Main St., College Blvd., Crouch St., Commerce Drive and Wisconsin Ave.
There was a decreasing trend in Part 1 crimes for the quarter, from 13 to 5 events on NCTD property. There was a total of 13 assaults for the quarter, with 2 of them being vehicle operator assaults and 11 being passenger versus passenger.
ACCIDENTS (ACROSS ALL MODES) - QUARTERLY TREND PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS NON-PREVENTABLE BREEZE Trending Down Trending Up LIFT/FLEX Trending Up Trending Down SPRINTER Positive (Zero) Positive (Zero) COASTER Positive (Zero) Trending Up
RAIL ACCIDENTS/NEAR MISSES - QUARTERLY TREND RAIL ACCIDENTS RAIL NEAR MISSES COASTER Trending Up (0-3) Trending Up (13-24) SPRINTER Positive (Zero) Trending Down (49-41) BNSF Positive (Zero) Positive (Zero) METROLINK Positive (Zero) Positive (Zero) AMTRAK Trending Up (4-7) Trending Down
SECURITY - QUARTERLY TREND Q4FY2018 Part 1 Crimes Trending Down (13-5) Assaults - Operator Trending Down (4-2) Assaults - Other No Change (11-11)
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Preventable Accidents
A preventable accident is one in which the bus driver or train operator could have done something to prevent or avoid the accident regardless of fault, even if the investigation places fault on the other driver.
NCTD Preventable Accidents
0 SPRINTER 0 0
0 COASTER 0 0
2
BREEZE 3 4
5 LIFT/FLEX 1 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER April 5 2 0 0 May 1 3 0 0 June 1 4 0 0
April May June
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Non-Preventable Accidents
A non-preventable accident is one that could have not been avoided no matter what actions were taken. These numbers reflect a monthly comparison of non-preventable accidents on all NCTD transit modes for the previous quarter of the fiscal year.
NCTD Non-Preventable Accidents
0 SPRINTER 0 0
0 COASTER 1 2
14 BREEZE 17 10
1 LIFT/FLEX 2 0
0 5 10 15 LIFT/FLEX BREEZE COASTER SPRINTER April 1 14 0 0 May 2 17 1 0 June 0 10 2 0
April May June
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Rail Accidents
Rail accidents that include collisions, derailments, injury, or death. The incidents listed in the chart below reflect the previous quarter of the fiscal year.
➢ On April 8, 2018 at 09:55, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 244.1, Coast Blvd. in Del Mar. ➢ On April 24, 2018 at 19:46, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 225.94, Surfrider Way in Oceanside. ➢ On May 5, 2018 at 15:22, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 249.8 in San Diego. ➢ On May 10, 2018 at 00:21, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 238.0 in Encinitas. ➢ On May 15, 2018 at 00:47, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 237.97, E. Street in Encinitas. ➢ On May 23, 2018 at 18:52, COASTER reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 225.94, Surfrider Way in Oceanside. ➢ On June 1, 2018 at 00:59, Amtrak reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 265.3 in San Diego. ➢ On June 4, 2018 at 19:15, COASTER reported a fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 241.5 in Solana Beach. ➢ On June 20, 2018 at 07:39, COASTER reported a non-fatal Trespasser strike at Mile Post 265.55, Washington St. in San Diego. ➢ On June 23, 2018 at 01:20, Amtrak reported a non-fatal injury at Mile Post 253.7 in San Diego.
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Rail Accidents
0
Pacific Sun 0
0
0
BNSF 0
0
0
Metrolink 0
0
2
Amtrak 3
2
0
SPRINTER 0
0
0
COASTER 1
2
0 1 2 3 4 5 COASTER SPRINTER Amtrak Metrolink BNSF Pacific Sun April 0 0 2 0 0 0 May 1 0 3 0 0 0 June 2 0 2 0 0 0
April May June
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BREEZE Accidents by Category
0 Bus vs. Bus 0 1
3 Bus vs Object 3 5
1 Bus vs. Vehicle 1 0
12 Vehicle vs. Bus 16 8
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs Object Bus vs. Bus April 12 1 3 0 May 16 1 3 0 June 8 0 5 1
April May June
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LIFT/FLEX Accidents By Category
5 Bus vs. Object 2 0
0 Bus vs. Vehicle 0 1
0 Bus vs. Bus 0 0
1 Vehicle vs. Bus 1 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vehicle vs. Bus Bus vs. Bus Bus vs. Vehicle Bus vs. Object April 1 0 0 5 May 1 0 0 2 June 0 0 1 0
April May June
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San Diego Subdivision Overview
A “near-miss” is any incident on the railroad right-of-way that causes the train operator/engineer to take an action, outside of the normal operation of a train, to avoid or mitigate a collision with a trespasser or vehicle. Actions include slowing of the train or initiating an emergency brake application. Trespasser incidents may include more than one trespasser per event.
San Diego Subdivision Near-Miss 14 12 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 2 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul 2017- Jun 2018
San Diego Subdivision Trespassers 140 129 120 89 100 82 73 80 56 62 62 60 44 46 31 40 24 27 20 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul 2017- Jun 2018
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San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Locations
Beech St. (MP 267.25)
Cedar St. (MP 267.20) Hawthorne Street (MP 266.9) Palm St (MP 266.4)
CP Telcolote (MP 263.2)
CP Morena (MP 260.5)
CP Sorrento (MP 249.4) Del Mar Bluffs (MP 244.2- 245.5) Chesterfield Dr (MP 239.8)
Leucadia Blvd (MP 236.5) Poinsettia Lane Overpass Bridge (MP 233.7) CP Farr (MP 231.6) Agua Hedionda Bridge (MP 230.6) Carlsbad Village Station (MP 229.2) Buena Vista Lagoon Bridge (MP 228.6) Mission Ave. (MP 226.2) CP Shell/Surfrider Way (MP 225.9) 0 1 2 3 4
April May June
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San Diego Subdivision Near - Miss Cause
0 Roadway Worker 0 0
0 Bicycle 1 0
0 Vehicle 0 0
6 Trespasser 5 12
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker April 6 0 0 0 May 5 0 1 0 June 12 0 0 0
April May June
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Escondido Subdivision Overview
A majority of the near-miss activity on the Escondido Subdivision takes place at grade crossings.
Escondido Subdivision Near-Miss 25 20 19 20 18 18 17 14 14 15 12 12 11 10 10 5 5
0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul 2017- Jun 2018
Escondido Subdivision Trespassers 60 56 50 40 26 28 30 23 24 20 16 15 16 17 17 20 12 10 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul 2017 -Jun 2018
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Escondido Subdivision Near - Miss Locations
Escondido Transit Center (MP 121.3)
Reidy CreekEscondido Bike Path (MP Subdivision 121.1) Near - Miss Cause
Hale Ave (MP 120.8)
Roadway Worker Howard Ave (MP 120.6)
Enterprise Ave ( MP 119.9)
Rancheros Dr (MP 118.8)
PalomarBicycle College Station (MP 115.0)
South Santa Fe (MP 112.0)
Civic Center-Vista Station (MP 110.1) Vehicle Guajome St. (MP 109.6)
Main St (MP 109.3)
Vista Village Drive (MP 109.2) Trespasser North Ave / CP Angel (MP 108.0)
Melrose Drive (MP 107.5) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TrespasserCollege Blvd (MP 105.6)Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker Jul 2 2 1 0 AugCollege Blvd.6 Station (MP 105.5)13 1 0 Sep 4 8 0 0 Rancho Del Oro Station (MP 104.2) Jul Aug Sep El Camino Real Station (MP 102.9) Crouch St (MP 101.6) State Tree Drive (MP 101.2)
Commerce Drive (MP 101.1)
Parkwood Ln. (MP 100.9)
Wisconsin Ave (MP 99.7)
0 1 2 3 4 5
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Escondido Subdivision Near - Miss Cause
0 Roadway Worker 0 0
2 Bicycle 1 2
4 Vehicle 7 5
4 Trespasser 6 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Trespasser Vehicle Bicycle Roadway Worker April 4 4 2 0 May 6 7 1 0 June 10 5 2 0
April May June
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Part 1 Crimes
The following chart represents the eight (8) categories of felony crimes (Part 1), reported to NCTD and its contracted law enforcement agencies occurring on NCTD property.
All local law enforcement agencies must report Part 1 crimes under the Federal Bureau of Investigation guidelines for Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR). Part 1 crimes are the major felony categories.
Part 1 Crimes 25
20
15
10
5
0 July-Sep 2017 Oct-Dec 2017 Jan-Mar 2018 Apr-Jun 2018 Robbery Larceny/Theft Aggravated Assault Motor Vehicle Theft Burglary Homicide Forcible Rape Arson
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Law Enforcement Activities April – June 2018
The following chart represents a quarterly summary of arrests and/or citations issued for any crime, field interviews and other reports that required law enforcement action other than Part 1 crimes.
Category SDSO OPD* EPD TOTALS Arrest Reports 144 8 20 172 Citations 77 171 49 297 Field Interviews/Advise 62 390 1115 1567 Crime/Officer Reports 14 0 31 45 *NOTE: OPD only reported for a single month of activities (April) as the Pilot Project agreement expired in May of 2018.
Law Enforcement Activities 1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0 SDSO OPD EPD Total Arrest Reports Citations Field Interviews Crime / Officers Reports
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Assaults
The following chart represents assaults that occur on NCTD property, either against vehicle operators or against patrons.
Vehicle Operator Assaults 5 4 4
3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
Other Assaults 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
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Fare Validation
The following chart represents fare validation with Hand-held units (HHUs) on COMPASS Cards for all NCTD modes.
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