British Transport Police
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| Abbreviation | BTP | |||
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| Formed | 1948 | |||
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| Employees | 5,127 | |||
| Annual budget | £298.6 million | |||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency | |||
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| Jurisdiction of the British Transport Police | ||||
| Size | 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of track and more than 3,000 railway stations and depots. | |||
| Population | Six million passengers daily | |||
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| Specialist jurisdiction | Railways, tramways, and-or rail transit systems. | |||
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| Overviewed by | British Transport Police Authority | |||
| Headquarters | Camden Town, London | |||
| Police constables | 3,095- additionally 198 special constables | |||
| PCSOs | 362 | |||
| Minister responsible | Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport | |||
| Agency executive | Paul Crowther, Chief Constable | |||
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| Stations | 88 | |||
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Coordinates: 51°32′27″N 0°08′23″W / 51.5408°N 0.1398°W
The British Transport Police (BTP) (Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig) is a special police force that polices railways and light-rail systems in England, Scotland and Wales, for which it has entered into an agreement to provide such services. 95% of the Force's funding comes from Britain's privatised train companies. British Transport Police officers do not have jurisdiction in Northern Ireland unless working under mutual aid arrangements for the Police Service of Northern Ireland in which case any duties performed on a railway will be merely incidental to working as a constable in Northern Ireland.
In 2015/16 BTP recorded 48,718 crimes, a reduction from 79,278 crimes in 2005/06. However, in 2015/16 crime has risen on the railways by 4% (2,030 offences) for the first time since 2006/07.
As well as having jurisdiction across the National Rail Network, the BTP are also responsible for policing:
This amounts to around 10,000 miles of track and more than 3,000 railway stations and depots. There are more than 1 billion passenger journeys annually on the mainline alone.
In addition, British Transport Police in conjunction with the French National Police - Police aux Frontières - police the international services operated by Eurostar.
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