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The agency with jurisdiction here appears to be a private police force: the Union Pacific Police (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Police_Departmen...).

So their resourcing wouldn't take into account wider societal benefits from lower crime - it'd be more about the direct costs and benefits to the business.




> it'd be more about the direct costs and benefits to the business.

... which are tied to lowering crime.


Do you think that shortages reduce revenue for logistics operations with fixed movement volumes?


I would assume they have some liability - Maybe resulting in rising insurance costs etc. It has to be in their interest to protect their freighters.




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