Railways: Theft
(asked on 3rd September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of passenger property on the rail network went unresolved over the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
There were 15,337 recorded thefts of passenger property on the railway network in England and Wales during 2018-19.
British Transport Police does not have a definition for unresolved crimes. The outcomes of the recorded thefts of passenger property in 18-19 are:
Charged/ Summonsed | Out of court (formal) | Out of court (informal) | Investigation Complete - No Suspect Identified | Evidential Difficulties, victim does not support action | Evidential Difficulties: Suspect Identified, Victim Supports Action | Prosecution prevented or not in the Public Interest | Taken into consideration | Action undertaken by another body/agency | Not yet assigned an outcome |
242 | 11 | 3 | 13,510 | 499 | 104 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 946 |