Quite often we see misleading takes on crime data in the media - one of those takes is the inspiration for a map layer I created and posted here on Felt
The articles in question were published in numerous national and regional newspapers telling us of shocking rises in recorded crime on London’s transport network - specifically the Underground. What had actually happened was that increases were in line with the return of passenger numbers following the pandemic as was explained here by the London Assembly
For those interested you can read more about denominators in transport crime here: Solymosi et al (2017) Alternative denominators in transport crime rates
The map layer created for Felt allows the user to explore violence and sexual offences across London’s rail and underground stations.
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