How Safe Is Transit?

Transit is much safer than just about any other mode of transportation. In the United States and Canada, automobile drivers and passengers have a ten times higher traffic fatality rate than transit passengers; this difference is even higher in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, statistics show that regional per capita traffic fatalities decline as transit ridership increases. Of course, just because you may not die in a traffic accident while riding transit does not mean you cannot be the victim of a crime, but this companion piece shows that you are unlikely to be a victim of crime on transit as well .