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1 results foundAuthor: London. Assembly. Transport Committee Title: Crime and Disorder on London's Buses Summary: There is less than one crime for every 50,000 passenger journeys on London’s buses, and yet evidence suggests that people feel less safe on them than on any other form of the capital’s public transport. TfL’s own research and responses to our investigation suggest some bus passengers are fearful of crime and intimidated by anti-social behaviour. The reasons for the apparent difference between actual levels of crime and the fear of it are complex. One reason is that recent reductions in crime on buses have not yet had an effect on people’s perceptions of it. Figures provided to the Committee by TfL show bus related crime increased in absolute terms and per passenger journey between 2004 and 2006. There have also been changes to the passenger experience. There has also been an increase of 22.5 per cent in ridership on the bus network since 2002, with nearly two billion passenger journeys last year. The introduction of Oyster cards, whilst increasing the ease and speed of boarding a bus, has reduced contact between staff and passengers; an important factor in passengers’ perceptions of safety. The police and many of those who submitted views to our investigation identified the introduction of free travel on buses for under-16s as a factor in the levels of crime and perceptions of it. Most young people behave responsibly on buses and are more likely to be victims of crime than any other group. However, subsequent policy decisions by TfL and the allocation of police resources suggest the potential effect of the free travel policy on other bus passengers was not adequately considered at the time. We welcome many of the recent initiatives introduced by TfL to increase the uniformed presence on buses and use technology to prevent and solve crime. We have examined these in detail and have made a number of recommendations intended to improve further the way technology and uniformed staff are used to police the bus network. In doing so we have sought to identify lessons that could be learned from best practice elsewhere on the transport network. In particular, we propose: • Increasing the uniformed presence on the bus network using as best practice the example of the DLR where more than six times as much money is spent on security staff than in parts of the capital’s bus network • Exploring the potential for integrating the roles of revenue protection inspectors and Safer Transport Teams • Using the new i-Bus system to ensure that new technology is exploited to explore the potential for live CCTV feeds and better use of PA systems to improve communication between drivers and passengers • Measures to help drivers maintain order and a pleasant environment for bus passengers. Crime and anti-social behaviour will always impinge on the transport network of a large city; it is the responsibility of all relevant public bodies to minimise the extent to which this happens. Our report aims to make a positive contribution to assisting TfL and the police to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour on buses and thereby enhancing the passenger experience. Details: London: London Assembly Transport Committee, 2008. 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 10, 2012 at: http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/transport/crime-disorder-buses.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/transport/crime-disorder-buses.pdf Shelf Number: 125967 Keywords: BusesPassengersTransit Crime (London)Transit SafetyTransportation CrimeTransportation Security |