One security implementation has demonstrated a dramatic effect on the safety of taxi-cab drivers in Baltimore. Apparently due to a mandatory shield regulation which went into effect in August of 1996, the number of assaults and robberies against drivers went down 62% from the first six months of 1997 compared to the same time the previous year. The most astounding finding is that sedan services, that were not required to place a shield between the passenger and driver sections, had a leap of a 1100% increase in the number of crimes during the same time period. During the 1997, there were two murders of taxi-cab drivers however one of which occurred while the shield was in the down, retracted position.
These statistics were just released by Baltimore Police Department and clearly demonstrate the benefit of simple technology to preserve the safety of taxi-cab drivers, the most dangerous profession in the nation.
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