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'It's an economic and social crisis': Women's fear of crime on public transport is holding back economic growth by 3.7 per cent, says mayor Richard Parker
['Mark Andrews']
Express & Star
Artificial intelligence will be used to identify anti-social behaviour hotspots, while drones will be used for larger operations.
This will include making sure areas are well lit, promoting public help-points with video links to female control room staff, as well as more training for staff on the public transport network.
"That means looking at how we design stations, stops, and shelters and how we deploy our transport safety officers.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster added: “Making our public transport network, safer for women and girls is a top priority.
Superintendent Sue Peters of British Transport Police, said the strategy would make the transport network safer for everyone.
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