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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Tube crime soars by almost 40% on pre-pandemic levels

Tube crime has soared by almost 40 per cent on pre-pandemic levels and fare-dodging has hit a record high, it can be revealed.

A total of 10,420 crimes were recorded on the London Underground between last December and May, fuelled by a four-fold increase in robbery and a 66 per cent hike in thefts.

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