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AFAIK bart police are actual peace officers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_Police_Department https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_R

AFAIK bart police are actual peace officers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_Police_Department https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_Polic... I remember i used to see ads of theirs years ago, prominently displaying their 150K starting salary. Anecdotally, i agree that riding bart has felt sketchier the past few years. I generally ride from SF to Lake Merritt or 12th St Oakland.

Judgmentality 8y ago
> prominently displaying their 150K starting salary I thought that seemed high, but they are still paid quite well. https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Bart-Police-Officer-Salaries-E13156_D_KO5,19.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Bart-Police-Officer-Salarie...
- olivermarks 8y ago
  There are lots of BART security job vacancies, probably because no matter how high the salary it would be a very dangerous job. This is similar to the social situation in NYC when the Guardian Angels were formed, but what is extraordinary is how wealthy the bay area is today compared to 1980's New York area... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels
  - nradov 8y ago
    Law enforcement is not even on the top 10 list for most dangerous jobs. I suspect there must be other reasons for the high vacancy rate. http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/ http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/
    - JetSpiegel 8y ago
      This statistic might be completely different on BART officers only.
- glennpratt 8y ago
  ~$105k based on 1 response, that doesn't seem like much data. The linked job posting shows: > Pay Rate $4,986.87/Month (Base Salary - While in Academy) $5,651.79/Month (Base Salary - Upon Academy Completion)
  - masonic 8y ago
    Not counting overtime, holidays, benefits, or pension. $150K represents the median cost to employ.
- tdumitrescu 8y ago
  Just going by my memory of what they advertised. Here's a TSV with some public salary data from 2012:https://gist.github.com/shabbychef/5915640 https://gist.github.com/shabbychef/5915640

Judgmentality 8y ago

> prominently displaying their 150K starting salary I thought that seemed high, but they are still paid quite well. https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Bart-Police-Officer-Salaries-E13156_D_KO5,19.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Bart-Police-Officer-Salarie...

olivermarks 8y ago
There are lots of BART security job vacancies, probably because no matter how high the salary it would be a very dangerous job. This is similar to the social situation in NYC when the Guardian Angels were formed, but what is extraordinary is how wealthy the bay area is today compared to 1980's New York area... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels
- nradov 8y ago
  Law enforcement is not even on the top 10 list for most dangerous jobs. I suspect there must be other reasons for the high vacancy rate. http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/ http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/
  - JetSpiegel 8y ago
    This statistic might be completely different on BART officers only.
glennpratt 8y ago
~$105k based on 1 response, that doesn't seem like much data. The linked job posting shows: > Pay Rate $4,986.87/Month (Base Salary - While in Academy) $5,651.79/Month (Base Salary - Upon Academy Completion)
- masonic 8y ago
  Not counting overtime, holidays, benefits, or pension. $150K represents the median cost to employ.
tdumitrescu 8y ago
Just going by my memory of what they advertised. Here's a TSV with some public salary data from 2012:https://gist.github.com/shabbychef/5915640 https://gist.github.com/shabbychef/5915640