Route crime

Route crime[1] is a phrase used by the British rail industry to denote trespass and vandalism. It is believed to be the cause of most deaths to members of the public on the railways in Britain. Many of the deliberate deaths are suicides with the rest being accidents attributed to trespass.

Criminal damage and trespass on the railways

Acts which can be classified as route crime include:

To tackle route crime, British Transport Police works in partnership with Network Rail, Train Operating Companies (TOCs), rail staff and the public.

Railway strategy

The Railway Industry in the UK has a strategy based on 4 Es:[2]

Police action

British Transport Police delivers this through:

Operation Silverback

British Transport Police launched this nationwide operation on the 20 December 2006 to target graffiti vandals. On the first day BTP made 23 arrests. Traditionally vandalism has increased on the railways over the Christmas period.[3][4][5]

See also

Notes

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