CITIZEN SAFETY AND BUS TRANSIT - A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL SAFETY AND BUS TRANSIT USAGE IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AREA

• NCJ Number: 19470
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 99 pages
• Grant Number(s): IT-09-0020-E
• Sponsoring Agency: US Department of Transportation
• Corporate Author: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE WHICH PERSONAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS PLAY IN CITIZEN USE OF BUS TRANSIT.

Abstract

THE ANALYSIS IS DRAWN FROM THE FOLLOWING MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS: A SURVEY OF RELATED RESEARCH AND STUDIES, AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT CRIME REPORTED BY BUS DRIVERS, INVESTIGATION OF ACTUAL INCIDENCES OCCURING AT BUS STOP INTERSECTIONS AND A SURVEY OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT TRANSIT RELATED CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. THE REPORT DOCUMENTS THE CURRENT METHODS OF TRANSIT CRIME REPORTING AND IDENTIFIES OBSTACLES TO THE PROVISION OF THOROUGH ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING TRANSIT CRIMES. MAJOR RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS PASSENGER VICTIMIZATION, PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF TRANSIT CRIME LEVELS VS. ACTUAL REPORTED INCIDENCE LEVELS AND PREREQUISITES TO MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE ARE DISCUSSED IN CONJUNCTION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENCIES INVOLVED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)