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Justif Adequa of the publis person use fr about ration do so. largel and th In pla Center conduc amount variab RTC we The Ci distri variou 205. margin distri 128 dj: second fourte~ Moreow are lo~ Accord transi crime Police distri. signif Accord County for wh. SANTA ANA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER PROPOSED SECURITY SYSTEM ication te security is essential for the safety of patrons and success RTC. According to a report on transit station security bed by the Department of Transportation (DOT), perceived al security is one of the most important criterion for transit Dm the passenger's point of view. An individual's perception security influence whether they will use public transpor- , and how, where, and when they will use it if they decide to One's assessment of the station's level of security is dependent upon the neighborhood the station is located in reputation of the station. ning for effective security at the Regional Transportation (RTC) an evaluation of the center's security needs was ted. This evaluation examined factors known to influence the and type of security required at transit centers. The les taken into consideration while planning security for the ~e: o area demographic characteristics o neighborhood crime rates o past experience at transit centers o station design ty is divided into 128 geographic districts. The use of these ets allows the Police Department to calculate crime rates in s sections of the City. The RTC is located in district number this district is a visually depressed area characterized by al manufacturers. Local police records indicate that this ct has an exceptionally high crime rate. Out of a total of ~tricts within Santa Ana it ranks first in grand theft auto, in auto burglaries, seventh in commercial burglaries, ~nth in accidents and twentieth in crime (see attachment I). ~r, Santa Ana's Methadone Treatment Center and Salvation Army :ated within district 205 only three blocks away from the RTC. lng to the DOT report on Transit Station Security, crime in stations is related to neighborhood crime: stations in high ~reas generally experience high levels of transit crimes. reports indicate that the old Amtrak station also located in :t 205, approximately 600 feet from the new RTC, has a icant history of auto theft, auto burglaries and vandalism. lng to a survey of the Amtrak Trains conducted by the Orange Transportation Commission (OCTC) in July 1984, many people )m the Santa Ana station was closest elected to use a more distan statio station due to the lack of security at the Santa Ana