BTP have released their 2013 – 14 annual report which gives information on their territorial restructure, current targets, challenges and achievements.
Notable achievements include a reduction of 18 per cent in recorded robberies, a 17 per cent drop in theft of passenger property and a 37 per cent fall in theft of cable from the railway.
Notifiable crime (which makes up the more serious offences dealt with by the Force) fell by six per cent during 2013/2014 – meaning there were more than 3,000 fewer victims of crime than the previous year.
Millie Banerjee Chair of the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) said:
“Over a billion passenger journeys were made last year each one made safer by the work of officers at the BTP.
“The Force have a clear understanding of what is important to passengers launching a number of successful operations last year that prevented crime or reduced delays.
“With more and more passengers carrying expensive gadgets with them, theft of personal property as well as preventative work to stop passengers being victims of sexual assault are a priority for BTP.
“BTPA have been impressed by the operations put in place to tackle these crimes and BTP’s excellent use of social media to catch perpetrators and combat crime.
“We will continue to work with our partners in the rail industry to drive investment into the Force so that BTP stays on track to meet targets that will deliver safe, delay free journeys.”
Many of their annual targets have not only been reached but exceeded and crime has reduced on Britain’s railways for the tenth successive year.