HC Deb 24 January 1994 vol 236 cc81-2W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many incidents of violent crime and sexual assault were recorded at British Rail stations in Yorkshire and Humberside in each year since 1988; what is the national figure; and what are the figures expressed as percentages of the numbers of passengers.

Mr. Freeman

The figures for violent crime and sexual assaults before 1992, and the overall numbers of passengers are not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Figures for violent crime and sexual assault for 1992 and 1993 are as follows:

  • 1992–118 Yorkshire and Humberside, 2,521 nationally
  • 1993–84 Yorkshire and Humberside, 2,720 nationally.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were the victims of assault on a Network SouthEast train for each year from 1975; and how many of them were women.

Mr. Freeman

Figures are not readily available before 1992 and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost. Figures for assaults on Network SouthEast trains during 1992 and 1993 are as follows:

Number Women
1992 843 164
1993 894 157
Total 1,737 321