“…An emerging literature in cities of both the Global North and the Global South examines how sexual violence affects transit riders (e g Ceccato, 2017, Chowdhury & van Wee, 2020, Lea, D'Silva, & Asok, 2017, Tripathi, Borrion, & Belur, 2017, Beller, Garelik, & Cooper, 1980. This literature is not comparative; empirical studies survey or interview riders in one city and in one transit system (bus or train).…”