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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

THE TRUTH ABOUT: At least 33 of women suffer sexual offences while commuting btp finds | History Defined

tube train and platform, blurred
Just over half of women who said they had suffered sexual offending on public transport said other passengers tried to help them. Photograph: William Barton/Alamy

Over a third of women have been subjected to sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube, according to a survey commissioned by British Transport Police (BTP).

It found that 51% of those who have been victims of sexual offending said that other passengers tried to help them, however, only 18% of people who witnessed an incident reported it to police.

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