{"id":4671,"date":"2025-03-10T05:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T05:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/new-police-force-deploys-on-athens-public-transport\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T05:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T05:17:40","slug":"new-police-force-deploys-on-athens-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/new-police-force-deploys-on-athens-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"New police force deploys on Athens\u2019 public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1263683\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ce9b1e894575289339c0406d6069c88a_intime_AA7400528-1-320x200.jpg?v=1709588003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ce9b1e894575289339c0406d6069c88a_intime_AA7400528-1.jpg?v=1709588003\" alt=\"New police force deploys on Athens\u2019 public transport\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ce9b1e894575289339c0406d6069c88a_intime_AA7400528-1-960x600.jpg?v=1709588004\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A new police unit is being deployed to ensure safety on Athens\u2019 public transit, focusing on buses, the suburban railway, and the metro. The initiative, which started as a pilot program in West Athens, involves 130 officers, both in uniform and plain clothes, patrolling the area.<\/p>\n<p>The program will expand across Attica, concentrating on areas with the highest rates of criminal activity and vehicle damage. \u201cThe early results are encouraging,\u201d said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Vassilis Oikonomou. \u201cPassengers and workers have responded positively, with many feeling safer with police presence, especially in high-risk areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A central police headquarters has been set up at the road transport organization OSY control center in Petrou Ralli, ensuring swift responses to incidents. \u201cThis will improve coordination and reduce delays,\u201d Oikonomou added.<\/p>\n<p>The police presence on public transit will increase in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1263683\/new-police-force-deploys-on-athens-public-transport\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. A new police unit is being deployed to ensure safety on Athens\u2019 public transit, focusing on buses, the suburban railway, and the metro. The initiative, which started as a pilot program in West Athens, involves 130 officers, both in uniform and plain clothes, patrolling the area. 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