Evidence · Sydney city
Sydney city.
A safer place to wait.
City of Sydney LGA only; part of Greater Sydney.
Reviewed 12 October 2026 · Bus stops and waiting areas only
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The local evidence
Safety at local bus stops
Bus-stop-only data not available in the sources reviewed.
This refers to comparable annual totals and trends. No verified example is included here. No ranking of this area against others is supported.
Selected examples, with sources
Location-specific reports.
This does not mean no incidents occurred. Reports with uncertain waiting-area locations are not used to fill the gap.
Practical priorities
What we are asking for
Assess the actual waiting area, pedestrian visibility and night-time use. A CBD street report does not establish a bus-stop incident.
Our campaign calls for local assessment. Assess actual stop conditions and reported events before choosing lighting, visibility improvements, help arrangements or targeted CCTV. No camera is claimed to prevent every incident.
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Sources and further reading
How to read the evidence
Incident examples concern confirmed public transport bus stops or bus waiting and boarding areas. Roadside stops and interchanges are identified separately. Reports about events aboard buses, in depots or simply near a stop do not establish what happened in the waiting area.
Selected reports illustrate individual events. They are not a complete count, a trend or a comparison of neighbourhood safety. Allegations are not findings of guilt.
Comparable annual bus-stop-only totals have not been established for 1 July 2021–30 June 2026. The examples are dated individually. Broader surveys about underreporting and feeling safe are labelled separately and are not bus-stop crime statistics.
Sydney city means City of Sydney LGA and sits within Greater Sydney. The Greater Sydney boundary includes Central Coast / Gosford. Regional town and low density settings are outside Greater Sydney; they are not whole-LGA density classifications. The five views must not be added together.
Source checks: 12 October 2026. Corrections and source notes.
Source links and downloadable evidence
Download the selected-event register (CSV) · Read the draft data request
- BOCSAR definitions
- BOCSAR customised information service
- NSW Parliament response: bus-stop design and rural settings
- Transport for NSW: bus travel safety
- Regional bus-stop infrastructure program
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