NCJ Number
86525
Date Published
1980
Length
73 pages
Annotation
This document describes the procedures and concerns in designing safe and secure transit stations.
Abstract
The report is divided into five parts. Part I introduces the problem of transit security, distinguishes between safety and security and between objective and perceived security, and presents background information on design issues and security. Part II reviews the statistics on transit crime - comparing bus versus rail systems, various U.S. cities, and types of crimes. Descriptions of the circumstances and nature of three frequent transit crimes (assault and battery, vandalism, and robbery) were developed; and the criminal's perspective on transit crime is described. Part III describes transit security from the passenger's point of view, the variables affecting perceived security, and the passenger's activities within the transit station and their relationship to security. In Part IV, crime countermeasures appropriate to transit environments are discussed, and the bases for evaluating countermeasures for a particular application are outlined. Finally, Part V describes the security planning procedure for transit station design. This step by step procedure is outlined for use by the transit planner. (NTIS abstract)