Nats Stats: Crime, Transit and the New Stadium

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SUNDAY WAS A BIG DAY for Metro and a busy night for some city agencies as the Nationals broke in their new stadium.

Crime was present, but low-level, according to information from the D.C. Police. Sixteen arrests were made outside the stadium on Saturday and Sunday, WTOP reports, but those nabbed were charged with offenses like scalping tickets and selling T-shirts and baseball caps without a permit.

More than 100 cars were towed from the neighborhood around the ballpark, WTOP quoted a spokesperson for Mayor Adrian Fenty's office as saying. Some of the cars towed apparently had appropriate parking permits, but were parked on streets with visible "No Parking" signs.

Metro, meanwhile, announced today that it transported 21,492 people to and from the Navy Yard station, the stop closest to Nationals Park. The transit system's total ridership on Sunday was 332,737 — considerably higher than the average Sunday haul of 207,735 passengers.

» "16 Arrested Near Nats Park Over the Weekend" [WTOP]

Photo of fans walking down Half Street SE toward the stadium Sunday by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post