NCJ Number
168781
Editor(s)
R V Clarke
Date Published
1996
Length
257 pages
Annotation
These nine papers present research findings on the nature and extent of mass transit crime and security measures and their impacts in a variety of transportation systems.
Abstract
An introduction explains the relationship between crime and the economics of mass transit and notes that funding issues result in compromises that can greatly exacerbate crime and fear of crime in public transportation. Additional articles focus on efforts to prevent crime and disorder at the New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal, efforts to eliminate pay telephone fraud at this terminal, and target hardening designed to reduce fare evasion at a New York City subway station. Further articles discuss the impacts of a bicycle patrol on auto theft in commuter parking lots in suburban Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; crime prevention through design in the Washington, D.C. subway system; and the design plans for a projected new subway system in Paris, France. Other papers examine the relationship between robberies and passenger densities on subway platforms in New York City and street robbery around rapid transit stations in Chicago. Tables, figures, photographs, and chapter notes and reference lists