(Portland, OR) -- Smoking on TriMet buses and trains is down significantly and ridership is up. In most cases, the smoking involved illegal drugs. Smoking on trains declined from 193 reports in February 2023, to just six reports this year. Reports of smoking on buses peaked at 52 in May 2023 and is now around 10 reports a month. TriMet has increased personnel in security and safety by 300 percent to a staff of nearly 500 which has a greater presence throughout the system. Ridership numbers are up this year but remain significantly below the peak in 2012.