Transit Crime and Sexual Violence in Cities

International Evidence and Prevention

• Author(s): Vania Ceccato, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 382
• ISBN_10: 1000069591
  ISBN_13: 9781000069594
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Violence in Society , Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning , Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development , Social Science / Sociology / Urban , Architecture / Landscape , Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning , Social Science / Gender Studies , Science / Environmental Science , Social Science / Human Geography , Law / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Sociology / General , Law / Gender & the Law ,

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How cities are planned and designed has a major impact on individuals’ mobility and safety. If individuals feel unsafe in public transportation or on the way to it, they may avoid certain routes or particular times of the day. This is problematic, since research has also found that, in some cities, especially those in the Global South, a large percentage of women are "transit captives". Namely, they have relatively less access to non-public forms of transportation and are, therefore, especially reliant on public transport. This issue is important not only because it affects people’s safety but also because it influences the long-term sustainability of a city. In a sustainable city, safety guarantees the ability to move freely for everyone and provides a wider sense of place attachment.

Transit Crime and Sexual Violence in Cities examines the evidence of victimization in transit environments in countries around the world, exploring individuals’ feelings of perceived safety or lack thereof and the necessary improvements that can make transit safer and, hence, cities more sustainable. The book’s contributions are grounded in theories at the crossroads of several disciplines such as environmental criminology, architecture and design, urban planning, geography, psychology, gender and LGBTQI studies, transportation, and law enforcement. International case studies include Los Angeles, Vancouver, Stockholm, London, Paris, São Paulo, Mexico City, Bogotá, Tokyo, Guangzho, Melbourne, and Lagos, among others.