London, UK

This chapter reports the results of a survey on sexual transit crime with 109 respondents. An analysis of the types of sexual harassment experienced by students found that 70 respondents (59 %) reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment at least once in the last three years, either walking to, waiting for, or on board some mode of transport. In total only five students said that they had reported experiences of sexual harassment on transit, and 17 said they had not. These small numbers do not allow a more detailed exploration. Overall, 30% of respondents reported rarely or never feeling safe when either using or waiting for the bus either during the day or after dark, compared to 18% who reported the same for the train or tram. The main precautionary responses identified across both bus and rail were avoiding carrying purses or wallets, and traveling only during daytime. The chapter briefly summarizes the main findings from the case study and makes suggestions for research and practice