§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of reported(a) violent crimes and (b) other crimes on (i) London Underground, (ii) British Rail and (iii) all public transport in 1979 and 1988.
§ Mr. PortilloLondon Underground and British Rail figures for 1979 and 1987 are as follows; comparable figures for 1988 are not yet available. Information on crimes on other forms of public transport is not held centrally.
1979 1987 London Underground (i) violence against the person 646 1,045 (ii) other crimes 15,645 18,952 British Rail1 (i) violence against the person 1,365 1,908 (ii) other crimes 58,354 64,375 1 includes Sealink services.