Suicides on commuter rail in California : possible patterns-a case study.

Botha, Jan L.; Elmasu, Kristina A.; Leitzell, Philip J.; Mineta Transportation Institute

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Suicides on commuter rail in California : possible patterns-a case study.

2010-12-01
By Botha, Jan L. ; Elmasu, Kristina A. ; Leitzell, Philip J.

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Creators:

Botha, Jan L. ; Elmasu, Kristina A. ; Leitzell, Philip J.

Botha, Jan L. ; Elmasu, Kristina A. ; Leitzell, Philip J. Less -
Corporate Creators:

Mineta Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

California. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration

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Case Studies Commuting Railroad Crashes Railroads--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Commuting Traffic Suicide Suicide--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Case Studies Vehicular Suicide
Publication/ Report Number:

CA-MTI-10-2926
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

California
Edition:

Final report.
Corporate Publisher:

Mineta Transportation Institute
Abstract:

Suicides on rail systems constitute a significant social concern. Reports in local media, whether in newspapers, television, or radio, have brought awareness to this very sensitive and personal subject. This is also true for the San Francisco Bay Area. These events also cause severe trauma for the train operators and staff of the system as well as disruption and cost to society. The overall objective of this project was to conduct a pilot study to identify possible patterns in suicides associated with urban commuter rail systems in California. The Caltrain commuter rail system in the San Francisco Bay Area was used as the subject system for the pilot study.

The primary intent of the data analysis was to determine whether suicides along the Caltrain tracks exhibited patterns. Pattern detection in this study was conducted primarily on the basis of time and location. Because the data were readily available, the gender factor was also included in the analysis, although this is not a factor that is connected to the rail system.

It was concluded that the data did show some patterns for suicides with respect to time and location. Some of the patterns can be explained while the reasons for some are not immediately obvious. However, the patterns in the latter category did not indicate a particularly attractive location or possible source for suicides.
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