§ Mr. Damian Green: To ask the secretary of State for Transport how many crimes were committed on 70W London Underground in each year since 1997; and how many were (a)assaults, (b)of a sexual nature and (c)robberies. [175461]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on crimes recorded on London Underground in each year since 1998; information is not readily available for earlier than 1998.
Assaults Sexual offences Robberies Passenger trips (million) 1998–99 4,549 1,214 2,209 866 1999–2000 5,008 1,113 2,456 927 2000–01 4,813 1,040 2,700 970 2001–02 5,061 1,054 3,408 953 2002–03 6,317 1,032 2,304 942 2003–04 7,235 1,156 2,590 947