HC Deb 16 February 1994 vol 237 cc781-2W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing, separately for men and women and as an overall total, the number of incidents of(a) violent crime and (b) sexual assault on London Underground for 1992 and 1993.

Mr. Norris

[pursuant to his answer, 31 January 1994, col. 505]: There were some errors in the figures quoted for violent crimes and sexual offences on London Underground in 1992 and 1993. The correct figures are shown in the table.

Violent crimes Sexual offences
Year Robbery 1Assault Male Female Overall total
1992 479 636 11 251 1,377
1993 495 628 7 248 1,378

Source: British Transport Police figures supplied to London Underground.

1Figure includes all assaults on passengers, staff and the police (not all of which in the latter category being necessarily of a violent nature).