Since i have a PC with a used LS Americar turned taxi and a possible run scenario in a the back of a police car, I'm looking for suggestions (or even a book reference if there is one.) for the armor or even barrier rating for the panel used to separate the front and back seats of police cars and/or taxi cabs in the rougher big cities.

Isn't there a rating for typical bullet-proof glass type material listed in canon?

i'd just use bullet-proof glass, yeah.

D'oh! (smacks forehead)

I must be having a no-brainer lately to not think of that.

Thanks for the replys.

'Tis what we're here for.

I don't know what police cars use for the partition, but cabs just seem to use 1/4 inch lexan.

Coincidentally, there was a Mythbusters episode on yesterday in which they checked just how "bulletproof" the 1/4 inch lexan they frequently use as blast shields when expecting debris really is.

It turns out you can sneeze hard and make a hole in it - it wouldn't even stop an unjacketed .22 rimfire round.

Now, that doesn't mean that SR cabs can't use stronger stuff, but in real life, those partitions are only any good if the guy attacking you has a knife. Or an air rifle.

Our officers call them spit guards, and I think that's appropriate. I seriously doubt that they would stop a hard punch, but they might put up enough resistance to protect the officer long enough to get the situation at hand. That's why no one gets in the back seat without being searched and placed in handcuffs, double locked.
(which doesn't actually indicate that they're more secure, but anyway ...)

Provided that the panels are cost effective (ie cheap). I'm sure law enforcement companies are more concerned with their profit margins.

If someone in the back seat can use their cyber and/or metahuman strength to break though to the front, there's a good chance the vehicle will end up crashing in the stuggle. That can get expensive for the police corporation.

Shock plates are built into the backseats, IIRC.