ABSTRACT
This chapter examines railway transit safety in Tokyo/Kanagawa from the results of a survey that was conducted in June 2018 with 400 college students (M<th>=<th>196, F<th>=<th>196, other<th>=<th>8). Findings show that women’s overall victimization rate in the commuter trains/metros is higher than that of men. For example, for groping in train carriages, 25 percent of women reported a rate nearly ten times greater than that reported by men. Despite victimization occurring more often in train carriages than on the station platform, or during their walk to/from the station, the perception of safety among women did not differ much between these environments. In addition, perceptions of the effectiveness of two safety measures (surveillance cameras and women-only cars) for ensuring transit safety are discussed. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the results and policy implications.
