Friday, September 29, 2017

48 CRIMES AT ONE LOCATION IN BRIGG


An area of Brigg continues to be excluded from the official crime figures released through www.police.uk
But we can now reveal that 48 have been committed at this location.
The official "stats" issued for Brigg through www.police.uk show the number of offences reported to Humberside Police.
However, the town's railway station comes under the remit of British Transport Police - a national force.
So any crimes committed at  the station are logged by the Transport Police and not Humberside.
Rail campaigner Paul Johnson - thorough as ever - put in a Freedom of Information Request to British Transport Police to find out how many incidents they have recorded at Brigg railway station.
The reply he received reveals:

  • During 2015: 9 incidents recorded at Brigg railway station.
  • During 2016: 27 incidents recorded.
  • During 2017 (so far): 12 incidents recorded.
Paul Johnson tells us: "Whilst the crime numbers are smaller this year, the criminal damage is on a worse scale."
And he suggests: "Crimes on the station area, which comes under North Lincolnshire Council's remit, should be recorded on the local crime database."
Click here to view the latest Brigg crime statistics recorded by Humberside Police