SEPTA says far too many Philadelphians aren't paying to ride the transit system. It costs the agency about $50 million yearly in lost revenue.

SEPTA police chief says transit system is getting safer amid crackdown on fare evasion, crime SEPTA police's mid-year crime report for 2025 revealed significant increases in enforcement for fare ...

Her bosses at the transit authority agree — their latest report suggests fare evasion costs their system “millions of dollars ...

Pennsylvania's budget impasse threatens SEPTA services as legislators debate funding and accountability measures.

As SEPTA service cuts loom, Republican state senators lay out a transit transparency bill that offers oversight, but not funding.

SEPTA released it's crime report for the first half of 2025 and serious crime numbers continue to remain low. The report also says that SEPTA's crackdown on fare evasion is working.

Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice SEPTA reported 4,366 citations for fare evasion were issued during the first six months of 2025 — a 74% increase compared with the first half of 2024.

"For the first half of 2025, SEPTA Transit Police issued 4,366 citations for fare evasion, a 74% increase over the same six months in 2024," SEPTA officials said in a statement on the report.

Fare evasion could cost as much as $30 million per year according to Chief Chuck Lawson of the SEPTA Transit Police. Since spring 2024, his officers have had approval to begin issuing criminal ...

SEPTA has installed full-length turnstiles at the 69th Street Transportation Center to reduce fare evasion, another critique repeated by those opposed to funding transit.

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