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Intimidated Riders: US Women’s Perspectives about Safety in Transit Settings

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Safety and Security in Transit Environments

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Fear of victimization and crime is quite widespread among women. Fear of crime surveys report that women are more fearful of crime than men (Gordon and Riger, 1989). The fear of rape is prominent among women, but feminist scholars also argue about a continuity of violence that concerns women, and may include intimidation, groping, sexual comments, harassment and threats (Stanko, 1990; Morrell, 1996).

I am parking as close to my destination as I can. I’m definitely looking around and being very self-aware, understanding that it is important to be alert … Some of our members are terrified about where they live; they are terrified for their children … walking from bus stops to their home.

(Amy Stear, personal communication, 2008)

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  1. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
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  1. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

    Vania Ceccato

  2. University of Huddersfield, UK

    Andrew Newton

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Loukaitou-Sideris, A. (2015). Intimidated Riders: US Women’s Perspectives about Safety in Transit Settings. In: Ceccato, V., Newton, A. (eds) Safety and Security in Transit Environments. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137457653_16

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