§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out the total number of(a) crimes, (b) assaults on staff, (c) assaults on passengers, (d) indecent assaults, (e) rapes and (f) violent robberies which have occurred on London Underground, (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1971.
§ Mr. FreemanI understand from London Underground that the information is as follows:
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Year All crimes Assaults on staff Assaults on passengers Indecent assaults Rape Robberies 1971 4,918 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1972 7.766 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1973 8,163 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1974 11,410 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1975 10,557 — 1383 78 — 144 1976 10,189 — 1254 60 — 118 1977 11,692 — 1335 56 — 173 1978 12,342 — 1373 67 — 207 1979 16,562 — 1578 65 — 222 1980 16,150 — 1519 71 — 307 1981 18,614 — 1480 105 — 402 1982 14,937 — 1535 115 — 453 1983 15,073 — 1599 101 — 361 1984 15,552 — 1747 87 — 606 1985 15,979 — 1837 87 — 694 1986 16,217 — 11,014 160 — 685 1987 19,136 — 11,045 182 — 883 1988 16,387 — 11,165 194 — 1,128 1989 15,583 135 673 300 4 476 1990 15,645 140 569 275 2 587 1991 15,292 138 474 214 3 563 1 Reported as violence against the person. n/a = Not avaiable.
The statistics for assaults on passengers between 1975 and 1988 also include assaults on staff. The same situation applies to indecent assaults and rapes. The statistics for robberies cover instances where only threats were used as well as cases of violence.