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Transit is Safer Than Driving

Larcenies in New York City
153,385  Larcenies of and from autos (NYC, 1990, first 8 months)
 11,958  Larcenies on NYC transit system (1990, first 8 months)

   12.8  Times more incidents in autos
x    .8  Times more people using autos
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   16.4  Times more larcenies per traveler


Deaths in New York City
    615  Auto related deaths (crashes only) (NYC, 1989)
    220  Deaths in the NYC transit system  (all means of death,
          such as, homicides, suicides and heart attacks) ('89)

    2.8  Times more incidents in autos
x    .8  Times more people using autos
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    3.6  Times more deaths per traveler

     35  Homicides to cab drivers (NYC, 1989)
     20  Homicides on the NYC transit system (1989)


Deaths in the United States
 47,903  Killed by motor vehicles (US, 1988)
    510  Killed by railroads (US, 1988)
     19  Killed by rail rapid transit (US, 1988)

I apologize, but I can't remember, or locate, where I got that mode split data.