PERCEPTION AND INCIDENCE OF CRIME ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SMALL SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHEAST

The initial report of a set of studies undertaken in small cities in the Southeast included questions to police departments and transit agencies in the region and a set of personal interviews with drivers, passengers, and nearby residents of the public transit system in Greensboro, North Carolina. The results indicate little violent crime on transit with varying perceptions of safety depending on the gender and race of the subjects, yet residents perceive the system as being unsafe. It is recommended that transit security focus on means of countering such perceptions.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1433, Public Transportation: Bus, Rail, Ridesharing, Paratransit Services, and Transit Security. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Benjamin, Julian M
  • Hartgen, David T
  • Owens, Tim W
  • Hardiman, Malcolm L
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 195-200
• Monograph Title: Public transportation: bus, rail, ridesharing, paratransit services, and transit security
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1433
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crimes; Public opinion; Public transit; Safety; Security; Small cities
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00667637
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309055105
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 7 1994 12:00AM