Abstract

Public transit in America in recent years is potentially vulnerable to terrorist or mass casualty attacks. These vulnerabilities are in part due to the lack of strict screening and content policing, unlike security at airports, but also their attractiveness as a potentially high-value target. Although current public transit systems are designed to efficiently allow passengers to quickly travel, screening of individual riders for weapons remains limited due to current technology limitations and high peak throughput requirements. This paper aims to develop an understanding of the current state of security check systems as applicable to high-traffic subway stations. We also worked towards creating a proof-of-concept risk analysis model using crime and other types of publicly available data for the New York City and New Jersey transit regions.

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