§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many crimes were(a) reported and (b) subsequently led to a conviction (i) on trains, (ii) at stations and (iii) on railway property in each year since 1997. [171906]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on the total number of crimes reported and the total number of detections since 1998; information is not readily available for earlier than 1998. A split between trains,408W stations and other railway property is not available. Prosecutions and convictions are a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.
Table 1: England and Wales Total crime Total detections
Detection rates (percentage) 1998–99 107,769 35,916 33 1999–2000 110,604 33,614 30 2000–01 103,198 30,183 29 2001–02 104,292 23,647 23 2002–03 119,333 24,225 20 2003–04 123,463 26,400 21
Table 2: Scotland Total crime Total detections
Detection rates (percentage)
1998–99 10,324 3,676 36 1999–2000 9,794 2,882 29 2000–01 9,859 3,250 33 2001–02 9,452 2,918 31 2002–03 10,323 2,694 26 2003–04 9,860 3,081 31
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many individuals working on the railways have been the victim of a crime while at work in each year since 1997. [171907]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on numbers of railway staff who have been victims of crime while at work since 1999; information is not readily available for earlier than 1999.
Railway staff—victims of crime while at work England and Wales Scotland 1999–2000 3,437 235 2000–01 3,571 236 2001–02 3,715 231 2002–03 4,283 264 2003–04 4,518 391
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many acts of vandalism were reported on railway property in each year since 1997. [171908]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on acts of vandalism for both Incidents and Offences recorded since 1998; information is not readily available for earlier than 1998.
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Table 1: Acts of vandalism—Incidents England and Wales Scotland 1998–99 7,835 999 1999–2000 8,531 1,091 2000–01 8,592 1,063 2001–02 9,424 1,153 2002–03 8,667 1,059 2003–04 11,720 1,094
Table 2: Acts of vandalism—Offences recorded England and Wales Scotland 1998–99 5,738 835 1999–2000 6,013 813 2000–01 5,783 753 2001–02 5,499 531 2002–03 5,903 599 2003–04 7,989 563
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many crimes were committed in railway stations in each year since 1997. [171909]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on crimes committed at stations, in station car parks, on railway lines and on other railway land since 1999; information is not readily available for crimes committed solely on stations or for earlier than 1999.
England and Wales Scotland 1999–2000 83,449 8,336 2000–01 78,526 8,217 2001–02 79,110 7,969 2002–03 86,791 7,968 2003–04 89,229 7,544
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) train and (b) station staff were attacked in each year since 2000. [172337]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police (BTP) have provided the following information on crimes committed against railway staff while on duty:
Total number of crimes committed 1999–2000 1,297 2000–01 1,340 2001–02 1,436 2002–03 1,921 2003–04 2,273 The figures supplied represent the total number of assaults against railway staff; a split between train and station staff is not available.