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Community Script
VIDEO TRT: 1:45 AUDIO
Anchor Intro: NEW METRO REPORT RELEASED SHOWS
THE TOP TEN LIST OF METRO STATIONS
FOR CRIME IN 2016. NEWSVISIONS
BROOKIE MADISON HAS MORE ON THE
STORY.

VO: IN 2016, ALL CRIME EXCEPT VIOLENT

CRIMES HAD DECREASED ON METRO,
B-roll: LEADING TO THIS COMPRISED LIST OF
escalators CRIME, WHERE EIGHT OF THE
people going through gates LOCATIONS ARE ON THE GREEN LINE.
inside train
Train schedule
GREENLINE PASSENGERS AT ANACOSTIA,
WHICH RANKED AT NUMBER THREE,
FOUND THIS INFORMATION CONCERNING
b-roll: AND FELT SCARED.
Anacostia metro sign
People exiting train

TRT: 0:00- 0:18

(TAKE SOT)
Font: Tara Seibold Ive never seen anything. I figure as long as I
Mitigation planner dont take it really late at night I am probably
fine.
TRT: 0:18-0:26
(6 SEC)

Font: Brandon Snyder I dont feel safe on the metro at all honestly.
Rider/U.S. Coast Guard Ive been robbed twice. The green line to be
specific.

TRT: 0:27-0:33 (6 SEC)

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VO:
b-roll:
people going through gates
Gallery place station (wide)
Gallery place sign (close-up)
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OTHER METRO STATIONS ON THE LIST
INCLUDE GALLERY PLACE, LENFANT
PLAZA, FORT TOTTEN AND OTHERS.

TRT: 0:34-0:43

VO: IN A RECENT PRESS BRIEFING, METRO

GENERAL MANAGER PAUL WIEDEFELD
b-roll: DESCRIBES HOW THEY ARE DOING WHAT
people on train THEY CAN TO HELP PASSENGERS FEEL
doors closing SAFE.

TRT: 0:43-0:51

SOT We are applying some of the best techniques out

Font: Paul Wiedefeld
Metro General Manager
TRT: 0:53-1:06
there. Were using technology. Hopefully theyve
seen the more visibility presence. And I think
overall its moving in the right direction.
(12 sec)

VO: CHAIRMEN OF THE METRO BOARD JACK

EVANS, OUTLINES ONE OF THE WAYS
b-roll: THEY ARE MAKING SURE RIDERS ARE
Train pulling up SAFE.
Security camera

TRT: 1:07-1:12

SOT We have one of the finest surveillance systems

Font: Jack Evans
Metro Board Chair
TRT: 1:13- 1:25
in the world in our metro system. That if you
commit a crime, maybe we cant stop you from
committing it but you wont get out of our station
without us catching you because we have that
good of a surveillance system.

(12 sec)
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VO: GREENLINE PASSENGERS OFFERED
ADVICE ON WHAT COULD BE DONE TO
b-roll: MAKE METRO STATIONS SAFER.
people moving on trains
doors opening

TRT: 1:26-1:29

SOT A more constant police presence where they are

Font: Brandon Snyder
B-roll:
Police officers standing around
People getting off and on train
actually paying attention to each individual rider
and actually on the metro.
(8 SEC)

TRT: 1:30-1:38

Stand-up: AS CRIME RATES INCREASE, GREEN LINE

PASSENGERS DIFFER ON HOW TO KEEP
TRT: 1:39-1:46 SAFE ON THE METRO. FOR HOWARD
UNIVERSITY NEWSVISION, IM BROOKIE
MADISON.

(7 SEC)
Anchor Tag: FOR UPDATES ON METRO CRIMES, GO TO
WMATA.COM TO VIEW DAILY POLICE
BLOTTERS THAT REPORT ALL ACTIVITY.