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Safety Statistics<br />

372 Trail Study Continued...<br />

• Letters from law enforcement officials attest that the actual<br />

volume of of incidents incidents such such as as graffiti, graffiti littering, littering sign sign damage and<br />

and<br />

motorized use were minimal<br />

• RTC found found that that the the majority majority of of the the property property crimes crimes committed<br />

on trails had only a minor effect on the trail and usually did not<br />

harm the adjacent private property.<br />

• This letter was submitted by a trail user<br />

“Since the trail was constructed and opened for use we have<br />

found that the trail has not caused any inconvenience to<br />

property t owners along l the th t trail.” il ” “The “Th residents id t seem to t enjoy j<br />

having the trail near their homes.”<br />

Rails to Trails Conservancy - Rail-Trails and Safe Communities, The experience on 372 Trails, 1998, Written by Tammy Tracy<br />

& Hugh Morris in cooperation with National Park Service – Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

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