Bus service sexual offences
Request ID: FOI-0673-1819
Date published: 24 September 2018
You asked
Could you please provide the number of sexual offences on London bus services for the past three calendar years up to date.
Could this be broken down by:
calendar year
the nature of the offence
the service in which the offence occurred (and if possible, the geographic area)
could the gender of the victim and perpetrator be provided in each case if possible
if such information is recorded and can be accessed without exceeding the limit, any police action taken
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0673-1819
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13 June 2018 asking for information about sexual offences on buses.
Your request has been processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold some of the information you requested. You asked:
Could you please provide the number of sexual offences on London bus services for the past three calendar years up to date. Could this be broken down by calendar year, the nature of the offence, the service in which the offence occurred (and if possible, the geographic area). Could the gender of the victim and perpetrator be provided in each case if possible. If such information is recorded and can be accessed without exceeding the limit, any police action taken.
We publish quarterly bulletins of crime and incident statistics which provides a summary of crime and antisocial behaviour on our services: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/crime-and-incident-bulletins
We do not hold information relating to the gender of the victim and perpetrator, or police action taken. You will need to make a separate request to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for this information using the details on https://www.met.police.uk/foi.
Please note in accordance with s21 of the FOI Act we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the information if it is already available to you elsewhere.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Melissa Nichols
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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