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What makes a railway station safe and for whom?: The impact of transit environments on passengers' victimisation and safety perceptions
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5302-1698
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Psychology.ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9627-1402
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
2024 (English)In: European Transport Research Review, ISSN 1867-0717, E-ISSN 1866-8887, Vol. 16, no 1, article id 21Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study assesses patterns of victimisation and safety perceptions among passengers using railway stations across neighbouring municipalities in Sweden. Exploratory data analysis and logistic regression models underlie the methodology of the study, which shows that the geography of passengers' victimisation differs from the geographical patterns found for the perception of safety. Findings show that passengers' safety perceptions are more affected by the physical and social characteristics of transit environments than passengers' victimisation. Yet, for those who have reduced mobility, the station affects the likelihood of their being victimised. Lack of staff and poor maintenance of the station are two significant attributes associated with the lower levels of safety perceived by passengers as well as levels of crime and panhandling at both the station and on the way to it. Compared with all passengers, women, but in particular those who identify as LGBTQI+ /Non-binary/Other, run a higher likelihood of feeling less safe. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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Springer, 2024. Vol. 16, no 1, article id 21
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Transit safety, Crime, Fear of crime, Environmental design, CPTED, Scandinavia
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53981DOI: 10.1186/s12544-024-00641-5ISI: 001216128500001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-53981DiVA, id: diva2:1858562
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The effect of the station environment on crime and passenger safety
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Swedish Transport Administration, 2020/22903Available from: 2024-05-17 Created: 2024-05-17 Last updated: 2024-05-17Bibliographically approved

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