1. Anti-social behaviour

Actions

• As a result of requests from staff and passengers, officers have changed their shift patterns: officers now work until 1:30am on Thursdays to Saturdays in order to provide reassurance to the public and deal with Anti Social Behaviour offences

• On average, officers conduct over 200 station and train patrols each month to combat offences.

• Duties will also consist of officers deployed  in plain clothes patrols to detect offenders.

Results

• Through out March 2012 there has been 4 Anti Social Behaviour offences.
• 7 Joint operations with the revenue were conducted in March 2012 to provide high visibility patrolling and public reassurance as well as combating Anti Social Behaviour.

2. Begging at Lewisham Station

Actions

• There has been an increase in reports of people loitering and begging at the station entrance. A Problem Solving Plan has been put in place for this by the team.
• The team will conduct uniformed and plain clothes patrols.

Results

• Through out March 2012 the team have conducted daily uniformed and plain clothes patrols in order to identify the offenders.
• Through out March 2012 offences have dropped with only one male being reported for the offence.

3. Fare Evasion

Actions / Results

• Joint operations continue to be conducted with revenue officers at least once a week to combat this offence.

• Since the beginning of January 2012 we have conducted 19 joint operations with revenue officers and Metropolitan Police.

• In 2012 so far officers have made 68 arrests and cautions for fare irregularities.