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When innocent, law abiding people are barred from gun ownership...the criminals run wild.....
Violent crime on rail network up 75 per cent as train operators urged to act against ticketless travellers
Violent crimeon the rail network has soared by 75 per cent over the past five years with experts claiming a lack of ticket barriers at stations is helping to fuel lawlessness on trains.
Last year there were more than 10,000 assaults reported to British Transport Police (BTP), one for every mile of railway across the UK.
Serious assaults, in which victims were injured, have increased by almost 30 per cent since 2012-13, peaking at 2,400 last year.
But assaults without injury - which include incidents such as pushing, grabbing and even spitting - have rocketed by a staggering 95 per cent over the same period, with more than 6,700 offences reported over the previous 12 months.
Senior BTP officers...
Violent crime on rail network up 75 per cent as train operators urged to act against ticketless travellers
Violent crimeon the rail network has soared by 75 per cent over the past five years with experts claiming a lack of ticket barriers at stations is helping to fuel lawlessness on trains.
Last year there were more than 10,000 assaults reported to British Transport Police (BTP), one for every mile of railway across the UK.
Serious assaults, in which victims were injured, have increased by almost 30 per cent since 2012-13, peaking at 2,400 last year.
But assaults without injury - which include incidents such as pushing, grabbing and even spitting - have rocketed by a staggering 95 per cent over the same period, with more than 6,700 offences reported over the previous 12 months.
Senior BTP officers...