In case you have travelled wherever on a practice over the previous ten years, the probabilities are you’ve heard the ‘see it, say it, sorted’ announcement – or tried your greatest to disregard it.
The security slogan has turn out to be part of journey because it first launched in 2016, with folks being informed to contact the British Transport Police on 61016 in the event that they see ‘one thing that doesn’t look proper.’
It has spawned numerous memes and jokes through the years, with descriptions starting from mildly irritating to loathed as commuters are uncovered to it day by day.
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However now the Division for Transport has relaunched the marketing campaign to attempt to sort out rising crime on public transport.
It’s value of round £400,000 for the relaunch, with the slogan staying the identical.
New bulletins – made utilizing an actual human voice relatively than AI – embrace extra detailed examples of sorts of issues that could possibly be thought of a possible security threat.
The federal government has additionally introduced £17 million to enhance CCTV cameras on the rail community in order that the police can have higher entry to footage from stations.
Final 12 months, there have been 255,088 texts made to the BTP telephone line for passengers – greater than eightfold for the reason that security marketing campaign first launched.
In the meantime, violent crime on the transport networks concentrating on ladies and ladies has elevated, with 11,000 incidents reported in 2023-24 – a 20% enhance in comparison with the earlier 12 months. Assaults on passengers had been additionally on the rise.
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With sexual crimes in opposition to ladies on public transport additionally on the rise lately, the outlook for travelling alone as a girl seems to be bleak.
Nevertheless, the rail minister, Lord Hendy of Richmond, has sought to reassure ladies and ladies.
Talking to Metro at Victoria station, he mentioned: ‘This marketing campaign is designed to ask not solely you however folks round you to identify issues occurring. If you happen to really feel susceptible, in a tough state of affairs, reminding others that there’s a approach they’ll report, is necessary.
‘For you your self, it’s an invite when one thing is occurring, you may simply quietly sit there and textual content and say what’s occurring.
‘If we didn’t do it, you wouldn’t have these alternatives, and it could be tougher to say it.
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‘And you’ll say it in actual time, you don’t should make a fuss and make a name, simply sit there and textual content, after which the cops will know.’
Lord Hendy admitted he’s happy that the slogan is staying the identical regardless of calls to vary it, and has additionally mentioned he has used the service himself up to now.
When requested in regards to the criticism that the slogan feels like individuals are informed to ‘type it’ themselves, he mentioned: ‘It’s not an invite to type the issue your self. And I don’t assume many individuals assume it’s. It’s an invite for folks on stations and on trains to inform others what’s occurring with a purpose to type out points, particularly, for susceptible folks.
‘The federal government is dedicated to lowering violence in opposition to ladies and ladies – and that’s far more necessary than anyone who thinks “oh pricey, there’s one other announcement.”‘
British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi mentioned that whereas the slogan is about nationwide safety, it has additionally introduced in wider advantages through the years from the textual content messaging, particularly in relation to violence in opposition to ladies and ladies.
She informed Metro: ‘Passengers play their half in serving to to create a hostile surroundings for criminality on the railway. Within the trendy world we dwell in, folks don’t need to communicate loudly on the phone and name 999 or 111, whereas you may have a textual content dialog.
‘The straightforward benefit is you could report criminality and play your half in making it a hostile surroundings for intercourse offenders and people who find themselves violent, and we need to take care of that.’
Texts to the telephone line don’t disappear into the ether, however they’re checked and triaged, or urgently assessed, for a response.
Chief Constable D’Orsi mentioned: ‘It goes to our name centre up in Birmingham, it will get triaged as a right away name with the individual, and we’ll ask for extra info.
‘The onboard practice crew could have a look on what’s occurring, and we could board officers on the subsequent obtainable station and are available and see what the issue is.
‘My attraction to folks is: know what practice you boarded, say which route you’re entering into and say which carriage you’re in, that’s actually useful to place that within the unique textual content.’
When requested in regards to the attainable closure of dozens of BTP stations throughout the UK affecting response time, she mentioned the pressure has needed to make some ‘tough selections’ to cut back the scale of its operation.
She mentioned it has needed to ‘prioritise’ and assess the place the demand is.
She prompt the current rise in experiences of transport crime affecting ladies and ladies could possibly be partially defined by an ‘enhance in confidence and belief of victims in policing to report it.’
‘Confidence in policing has been rocked beforehand, significantly for girls, so it’s good to see extra confidence in folks reporting,’ she mentioned. ‘We’re seeing extra bystanders reporting behaviour that they see as unacceptable.
‘We shouldnt lose the main focus that inside there could also be folks wanting to come back to the railway to commit harrssment, sexual offences, and we’re decided to convey the regulation down closely on these folks. There isn’t a place for intercourse offenders, predatory intercourse offenders and individuals who need to harass ladies and ladies to come back onto the railway and assume that’s acceptable.’
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