FOI request detail

Bus-related Crime and ASB

Request ID: FOI-3712-2324
Date published: 15 February 2024

You asked
Please could you provide me with levels of Bus-related Crime and ASB for each month since January 2016 in a table format.

We answered

Our Ref:         FOI-3712-2324

Thank you for your request received on 20 January 2024 asking for information about bus-related crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB). 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

We are committed to reducing crime across our network and we continue to work with our policing partners to put measures in place to reduce crimes and keep customers and colleagues safe as they travel and work on our network. The British Transport Police (BTP) is responsible for policing our underground, rail, and tram networks. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) polices the bus network.

Although we have seen an increase in the level of crime as more passengers have returned to the network following the pandemic and ongoing efforts to make it easier for customers and staff to report crimes and encourage reporting of underreported crimes such as sexual offences and harassment and hate crime, we work with our policing partners to deploy resources to hotspots across our network to tackle and deter crime. Theft (including pickpocketing) is the most commonly reported crime type and is the main driver in the increase in the volume and rate of crime.

You asked:

Please could you provide me with levels of Bus-related Crime and ASB for each month since January 2016 in a table format

We receive bus-related crime data from the MPS in monthly arrears. As such, the latest data available is December 2023. Please note, no data is currently available from the City of London Police.

Please find the requested information in the table below:

TfL bus service crime counts between January 2016 - December 2023
 
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2016131213311321124514021482140713251358135413441302
2017116712321550114813851386139911831258140015391222
2018120912331317107412181185127010261184137014821265
2019132213731564138113861562145611441320169014961272
202014161406115644859777810511030129712561016838
20214775498668511020105211239501290142514411227
2022119812771496129215021549130113451460156216661387
2023152014271721167215841619137311781550173917651707

Incidents that have occurred on buses should be reported by drivers using Driver Incident Reports. The nature of these reports can capture a host of eventualities, not exclusively disturbance related offences, however for the purpose of this request only reports marked as "Disturbance On/Off Bus"; "Alcohol Related Disturbances" and "Youth Disturbances" are included.

Since 2019, we introduced a quick capture system on the bus network for drivers to report incidents such-as fare evasion. There is not a category specifically for ASB, therefore this data has not been included, however some ASB incidents may have been reported in this way.

Please find the requested information in the table below:

TfL ASB report counts (based on Driver Incident Reports) between January 2016 - December 2023
 
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2016169917011908185119821853186519381716197820221966
2017190418191834176117021633165414661656165015581488
2018150212671673151314531336127111181324131813561288
2019124212571455129213151223134913881418137113571284
2020134013551392112210521453160314411423151213021251
2021108610691219115910299541038984100511128951024
20229099971119108312561152115511951029111510901052
2023107910341120112812441242118010461086127311851104

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]

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