Fear of Crime in Public Transport

This article explores the characteristics of the fear of crime in public transport. Based on research into this subject, three types of factors leading to the emergence of such fear have been identified. The first is a social factor, relating to how isolation and certain categories of other passengers increase perceptions of risk. The second relates to the operation of the public transport system, some aspects of which reinforce passengers’ fears. The third concerns architecture and, more specifically, compartmentalization and its varying effects depending on the number of passengers. Zusammenfassung