In addition, there were 38 deaths in which the coroner recorded an open verdict and 9 deaths in which the inquest had not yet taken place or in which the British Transport Police did not have access to the outcome of the verdict. The mean annual rate of individuals who died by suicide during this period was 1.8 per 100 million journey stages (95% CI 1.4–2.2). Between 20 there were 132 deaths by suicide. The mean annual rate of suicide attempts during this period was 5.8 per 100 million journey stages (95% CI 5.0–6.5). 10īetween 20 there were 644 recorded suicide attempts on the London Underground. For example, a journey made up of two stages could include a walking stage to the Underground station followed by a second stage on the Underground network. 9 Passenger journeys were recorded as ‘journey stages’, where a journey stage represents a segment of a trip made on a particular mode of transport. Information regarding the total number of journeys completed on the London Underground was obtained from the publicly accessible Transport for London (TfL) 2011 Travel in London report. The authors also received figures pertaining to all suicide attempts (which included incidents where individuals were prevented from jumping in front of a train or accessing the tracks) and all ‘person under train’ incidents (intentional and accidental) between 20. The data provided by the British Transport Police included demographic information (age, gender, ethnicity) of suicide victims between 20. No further information in relation to this was provided by the British Transport Police. Data covering completed suicides between 20 could not be provided owing to changes in coding. Our aim was to review recent epidemiological patterns of suicidal acts on the London Underground to better inform future preventive interventions.ĭata covering deaths by suicide between 20 and ‘person under train’ incidents between 20 were obtained by one of the authors (M.R.) on 7 October 2011 through a Freedom of Information request to the British Transport Police. 7 Use of preventive measures to stop suicidal acts on railways has been the focus of several studies, for example, concentrating on changes to the immediate environment, media reporting and interagency collaborations. 4 Previous studies have suggested an association between the rising number of suicidal acts across the national railway and increasing volumes of passengers across railway networks 5, 6 however, this finding has been inconsistent across studies. 3īetween 1940––89 the mean number of suicidal acts per year on the London Underground rose from 36.1 to 94.1. Railway suicide can have a traumatic impact on both train drivers 2 and witnesses, and can lead to significant train delays, with substantial economic consequences. 1 Suicide on underground railway systems is a major cause for public health concern. 1 In 2015/16 it saw the completion of 1.34 billion journeys across its network. 1 Today it comprises 11 train lines serving a total of 270 stations across 402 km. The London Underground was built in 1863 End was the world's first underground railway system.
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