This paper summarizes the findings of a study on crime, vandalism, and passenger security
on urban transit systems. The study's major goals were to appraise the national scope of
transit crime and vandalism and to explore means of controlling the problems and make
suggestions on the basis of the research findings. The emphasis in this summary is on
means of controlling the problems. Several ideas to control transit crime and vandalism are
discussed: the use of materials that are specially fashioned to withstand criminal and vandal …

This paper summarizes the goals and objectives of an Urban Mass Transportation
Administration project designed to measure the scope of transit-related vandalism and crime
in terms of its characteristics and costs. The discussion includes all current efforts to reduce
vandalism, passenger harassment, and crime in terms of vandal-resistant materials and
equipment; community, social, and educational programs; and deterrent, protection,
surveillance, and apprehension systems. The paper also discusses problems of institutional …