Crime on the Chicago Transit Authority has dropped over the last six consecutive months amid a security surge to address a historically high number of violent attacks. CTA's interim boss Nora Leerhsen boasted about the numbers during the agency's Wednesday board meeting, pointing to a 30% decline in all reported transit crime over 2025. The drop was even more dramatic on the Red Line, where Chicago police and the Cook County sheriff's office have focused increased patrols since March after a fun