http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3591928.stm
here are the official statistics from British Transport Police for crimes on the “Tube” (London Underground “metro” system)
Quote:
Difference in crime figures compared to 2002/03
All crime +1%
Violent crime +22.1%
Sexual offences +5%
Robbery -6.2%
Theft of railway property +62.9%
Criminal damage +63.1%
Line of route offences +58.5%
Passenger property theft -13.1%
Motor vehicle offences -17.9%
Fraud offences -9.6%
Drugs +5.1%
Other crimes +12.6%
Look carefully at the figures – robbery (muggings) are down.
This isn’t surprising; CCTV is closely watched in London since 9/11; the TfL security staff and transport cops have been able to identify, arrest and bring many muggers before Court; furthermore these “steaming” type robberies are linked with London gang culture where scum often don’t disguise themselves as they consider themselves “above the law”. They are an easy catch when cameras are on every station, in trains and on street corners. A lot of these scum are now in prison – where they belong.
So why the rise in violence?
Quote:
Growing attacks on Tube staff have seen violent crimes on London Underground rise by almost a quarter, figures from British Transport Police (BTP) show.
The statistics show attacks on workers accounted for almost one third of all assaults in the 12 months leading to the end of March 2004.
(some bits snipped)
RMT General Secretary Bob Crowe said: “Our members all too often bear the brunt of aggressive, drunken behaviour, particularly at night and when working alone or receive unacceptable abuse and threats from commuters frustrated by late-running trains.
once again its the angry middle england suburban types who claim to be “law abiding decent citizens” kicking off and making the world a more hostile place…
