The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, posted on Facebook on the implementation of the “Ariadne” plan for public transport security, while also revealing that another 50 police officers are being added today, raising the overall police officers.
Mr. Chrysochoid’s post:
“Our priority is the daily life of the citizen. Safety in public transport.
Security is inextricably intertwined with the daily lives of citizens. The citizen, the visitor, every person in our country must move freely, without being afraid. Be and feel safe. This is the goal of the policy of the Ministry of Citizen Protection and the operational actions of the Greek Police.
Public transport is a strategic pillar of sustainable urban mobility and a daily choice of citizens, especially in urban centers and of course in Attica. Security in their use is a key prerequisite for more and more people who are moving, especially in these months when millions of tourists visit Athens and increased traffic to and from our airport and ports.
In 2021 we had begun the first phase of the “Ariadne” plan to enhance security in Metro and ISAP. A plan that continued, tested and evaluated positively. For this reason, by incorporating other public transport into a comprehensive policing plan, from February 2025, we are implementing the second phase of the “Ariadne” plan which now covers, except for the subway and ISAP, the tram, the suburban rail and the urban buses.
A total of policing grid: pedestrian patrols on trains and buses, police presence at stations, on -board patrols alongside the routes.
In the four months of implementation of this new design, we had a daily presence – in these five means of transport – 220 police officers. 120 in ISAP-TRAM-METRO, 43 on the Suburban Railway and 57 on the buses.
The results are significant and highlight the success of this initiative with a significant improvement in the safety of daily use of public transport, contributing to the cultivation of a new culture of gradual detachment from the car. car.
☑️ 54.671 Checks: 21.876 in Metro-Tram-ISSAP, 16.074 on Suburban Railway and 16.721 on buses, mainly in the areas of Acharnon, Zefyri, Aspropyrgos and Piraeus.
☑️ 900 Arrests: 299 in Metro-Tram-ISAP, 276 on Suburban Railway and 325 on the buses. Of these, 425 involved possession of drugs, 286 illegal in the country of foreigners, 49 theft and robberies and 37 in arms law.
Every day, throughout the country, we embrace the sense of security and fight crime. For this reason, another 50 police officers will be added to the plan, raising the total potential of police officers to the public transport to 270: 136 to ISAP-Tram-Metro, 47 on the suburban rail and 87 on buses.
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