TRANSIT-PASSENGER PERCEPTIONS OF TRANSIT-RELATED CRIME REDUCTION MEASURES
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2000
Subject Area
planning - personal safety/crime, planning - surveys, ridership - perceptions, mode - bus, mode - mass transit
Keywords
Transit, Technological innovations, Surveys, Security measures, Security, Public transit, Passengers, Michigan, Mass transit, Local transit, Lighting, Illumination, Emergency telephones, Crimes aboard buses, Advanced technology
Abstract
Violent crimes against public transit bus operators and passengers in Michigan were studied. The study was funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation and conducted by the University of Michigan in early 1999. A survey approach examined transit passenger perceptions of numerous transit-related crime reduction measures, primarily patrol and security, design actions, and technological innovation. The respondents ranked emergency telephones for passengers and increased lighting as the best crime prevention measures. The survey was part of a wider study that also surveyed transit agencies and transit vehicle operators.
Recommended Citation
Reed, T, Wallace, R, RODRIGUEZ, D. (2000). TRANSIT-PASSENGER PERCEPTIONS OF TRANSIT-RELATED CRIME REDUCTION MEASURES. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 1731, p. 130-141.
