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Violent crime on metro has prompted Transit Police to step up patrols all over the subway system. Today at lenfant plaza, a show of presence as transit officers board trains, check them off, and get off again. The step on, step off program is about security and a sense of r reassurance for officers. They will step on, make sure everything is okay, check with passengers to confirm that, and then step off. Reporter it will take some time to see whether policies like this deter crime on the system. Its up slilly this year over the same time last year. Now, stay away orders are nothing new to metro, but this is the first time theyve gotten them against juveniles and it will be in place at least until these kids go to trial in april. Now, coming up later on news4, we will talk to people about how they feel about the stepped up presence of metro Police Stepping on and then steppin ....