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Assaults on German train increased by 25 percent
Published: Tue, 2015-04-14 10:00-
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Violent aggressiveness against German train staff increased by 25 percent in 2014, according to rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB), although there were fewer cases of violence against passengers.
There were 1,500 attacks on DB staff in 2014 compared with 1,200 in the previous year.
Around 70 percent of attacks on DB premises and trains affected security personnel, with 90 percent of those treated as crimes of causing bodily harm. DB said there were few serious injuries to staff.
Many of the violent attacks happened around large events, football matches and during the weekend, although DB said that “readiness to use violence in everyday situations like maintaining order and ticket checks has increased”.
DB partially attributed the increased number of security staff deployed to enforce the rules in stations and trains for the surge in attacks.
Source: The Local
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