A new study by Victoria Transport Policy researcher Todd Litman finds that 1) the traffic casualty rate for travel by transit is one-tenth that of travel by car, 2) the per capita fatality rate for people who live in transit-oriented communities is one fifth that of people who live in auto-oriented communities, 4) crime rates for travel by transit are lower and 4) crime rates in large transit-oriented cities are lower.

Yet the perception that transit is dangerous persists . . .Read the abstract here.