The Rapid

The City of Cleveland has a light rail service, The Rapid. The service usually operates fairly well, on-time, clean seats, graffiti-free, low cost to commuters. Now, Cleveland also has something else, gangs and troubled youth in certain areas of the city. As I ride the rapid to work most every day, I have witnessed various interactions among the riders. Saw a fellow collapse once, watched an argument start between a commuter and a troubled young woman, saw a person escorted off the train by the RTA Police personnel. Yesterday, down at the rail station in the West Side public housing area, there was a group of young men, acting up on the train, causing many travelers to be anxious. This was during the early portion of commuter time. My question, where are the RTA Police when this happens? Must people wait for an incident to occur or for the train operator to call before the police show up? Cleveland has a good system for the most part, it just requires some fine tuning to be excellent. This is not solving world hunger, just looking for a little public safety to be demonstrated.