Crime at train stations: The role of passenger presence
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2022
Subject Area
mode - rail, place - australasia, planning - personal safety/crime
Keywords
Train stations, Drug offences, Public nuisance, Theft, Passenger presence
Abstract
Public transit stations are places that are known to generate opportunities for crime. By spatially integrating crime data, smart card data and census data along with information from OpenStreetMap and Queensland Rail, we apply multilevel negative binomial regression models to examine the role of passenger presence on the three most common types of crime at train stations in Brisbane, Australia. The findings reveal that passenger presence is differentially related to drug offences, public nuisance and theft. On weekdays, the number of passengers is negatively associated with drug offences and public nuisance, whereas it is positively associated with theft. During weekends and public holidays, public nuisance increases with the rising number of passengers, while passenger presence is not significantly related to the occurrence of drug offences and theft. The findings are important in their capacity to direct the development of appropriate crime prevention interventions.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, H., Zahnow, R., Liu, Y., & Corcoran, J. (2022). Crime at train stations: The role of passenger presence. Applied Geography, Vol. 140, 102666.
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