<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has launched a federal investigation into Atlanta’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) after a series of violent incidents, including the fatal stabbing of a 66-year-old grandmother aboard a train. </span></p>
<p>The Department of Transportation announced the review this week, citing concerns about rider safety and rising crime on the transit system.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Every American should be disturbed by the horrific crimes we have seen on MARTA in the last month,&#8221; Duffy said. &#8220;No one should be forced to fear for their safety simply because they choose to ride public transit.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The investigation was triggered after the May killing of Margaret Swan, who was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/decatur-man-faces-federal-charges-following-fatal-attack-atlantas-marta-rail-system">fatally stabbed</a> while riding a MARTA train. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to authorities, surveillance video showed 25-five-year-old John Elijah Matthews approach Swan without provocation before stabbing her repeatedly as she attempted to defend herself. Swan died at the scene.</span></p>
<p>The attack came less than a week after another stabbing at a MARTA station, where a 40-year-old man was injured.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Duffy&#8217;s Transportation Department has given MARTA 15 days to submit detailed plans to combat fare evasion, its 2026 and 2027 security budgets, and records of all safety-related funding received from the Department of Homeland Security for its review and analysis. </span></p>
<p>Duffy said the administration has already pushed transit agencies in other major cities to strengthen security measures.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Transportation Department, Chicago has increased police patrols, Washington, D.C., has reported a decline in transit crime, Los Angeles has hired a police chief dedicated to transit authority, and Philadelphia has expanded its camera network. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The push has gained urgency after a string of violent attacks, including the killing of  Debrina Kawam, who was set on fire aboard a New York City subway train in 2024, and the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on North Carolina’s light rail system. </span></p>

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