Research & Development Program-- Strategic Transit Research Program (STRP) STRP S3 -- Transit's Safety and Security Record This study documents transit's safety and security record, and gives comparisons of the safety record with other modes and of the security record with crime levels in the community. Sources of information and potential approaches, based on Canadian and U.S. sources, are discussed. Fatality and injury rates per passenger-kilometer of travel are identified as the appropriate measure of safety for passenger transit. Weaknesses in the current data sources for determining the levels of safety and security are discussed and improvements are recommended. The analysis concluded that transit provides the safest means of travel in urban areas, and only travel on major scheduled air carriers has lower fatalities for each passenger kilometer of travel. The limited data on security incidents indicates that transit passengers in stations or onboard transit vehicles are substantially more secure than the overall urban population. To download a copy of CUTA's publications list and order form click here. For further information, send CUTA an e-mail.