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6 J. Transp. Sec. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/jtransps6 and id is 1 raw text is: J Transp Secur (2013) 6:1-12 DOI 10.1007/s12198-012-0099-2 Areal differentiation in crime in public transit terminals in Ibadan metropolis Adeyinka Peter Ajayi - Dickson 'Dare Ajayi Received: 4 October 2012 /Accepted: 17 October 2012 /Published online: 8 November 2012 O Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 Abstract The unprecedented rate of urbanization in the twentieth and twenty- first century in most less developed countries (LDC) is coming at a huge cost to cities in these countries chief among which are distorted morphologies, dysfunctional infrastructural system and ever-increasing crime rate, In Ibadan metropolis one of the infrastructure that has been subject of this systemic abuse are the public transit terminals, this study analyses the incidences of crime,the spatial pattern of their occurrences and the nature of crime which are prevalent in and around major road transit terminals, statistical records of crime incidences and data on crime experiences of two hundred and fifty respondents were analyzed statistically and descriptively, the findings revealed that crime rate, the nature and pattern of occurrence varied spatially within the metropolitan parks, recommendations on how best to safe-guard the parks are subsequently made. Keywords Crime incidence - Spatial pattern - Transit terminals - Metropolis. Infrastructural decay Introduction Trips on public transport system in major cities across the world are daily becoming associated with fear and concern for passenger's safety (World Bank 2002; Newton 2004; Ajayi 2010). Rather than being an occasional occurrence urban crime has grown monstrously in contemporary times to assume world wide relational indices with urbanization (Pain 2000). Urban public transit facilities and infrastructures (buses, loading points, motor-parks) are becoming significant platforms for perpetu- ation of these ignoble acts. The socio-economic role that efficient, affordable and functional transport system plays is simply incomparable. In most developing A. P. Ajayi (E) Redeemer's University, Mowe, Ogun, Nigeria e-mail: kunmiayo@yahoo.com D. 'D. Ajayi University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 4L Springer

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