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Assaults On Rail Staff 'Increase'
« on: August 24, 2007, 10:38:15 AM »
A rising number of railway staff are being assaulted as they go about their jobs , new crime figures have shown (links below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/assaults_on_rail_staff_increas.html#more

http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/more_staff_and_zero_tolerance.html#more

More than 3,000 assault cases were recorded in the British Transport Police (BTP) annual report for 2006/07 - a rise of 8% on the previous year.

Meanwhile , the number of offences taking place on Scotland's railway network has fallen by 6% in the past year. However , the past year also brought rises in assaults on staff , hate crime and incidents of graffiti (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6961232.stm
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