Summary report on vandalism and passenger security in the transit industry. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1974.

Findings of a research study of crime, vandalism, and passenger security on urban transit system are summarized. The paper covers the means of controlling the problem through use of several approaches, including special vandal-proof materials, procedures and tactics to protect passengers, involvement of the community in anti-crime measures, and methods to cultivate good relationships with the police, the courts and the media.