Sure they should and many do such as taking people home who drank too much on New Years Eve or putting signs on the cabs that warn teens not to do drugs. But let me tell you about another idea. Why not have Taxi Cab Companies join neighborhood mobile watch programs. Why you ask? Well simple really consider this;

TAXI CAB COMPANIES: These companies are extremely random in their pick-ups and they are very good drivers in traffic and able to get a license plate number when necessary. Since taxi cab companies run 24 hours, they are out at night when more graffiti and thefts occur. They have many cars, and are constantly in contact with a dispatcher. We have seen taxi cab drivers catch escapees from low security jail, and help with the information leading to catching a robbery suspect. They often pick up drunk people at bars and drive them home. Many situations go down outside bars in the parking lots. They are extremely visible with their signage on top of the cars. Drivers of these vehicles are very street smart and are not fooled easily by deception and a good line of bull. They are thinkers and drive around always observing.

You see Taxi Cab companies can really help curb crime and make a great participant in a neighborhood mobile watch program and it costs them nothing to do it and adds positive community good will, so consider all this in 2006.