Reports of harassment and assault against women on the London Underground have reached a five year high. Our reporter Mimi Yates went undercover on the Tube to investigate what women face when travelling alone - and whether “see it, say it” really means “sorted”. Across several journeys, Mimi secretly filmed men following her, harassing her and refusing to take no for an answer. In the latest episode of Underground: UK, we share our exclusive undercover findings and investigate the gap between posters telling women to report - and what actually happens when they do. Reporter: Mimi Yates Director/Producer: Matthew MacLeod Editor: Ryan Davies Videographers: George Phull, Kacper Kupczyk Graphic Design: David Ojobo TfL said: “We are working closely with the police to make the transport network a hostile place for offenders…The behaviour that Mimi experienced on our network is appalling and totally unacceptable. We encourage anyone who experiences or witnesses this kind of behaviour to report it to the police or a member of staff…We are also committed to improving CCTV coverage, image quality and data retention across the network.” BTP said: "We urge anyone who experiences or witnesses an offence on the railway to immediately report it to 61016 so our officers can make urgent enquiries. That number receives over a quarter of a million texts every year – and this figure continues to rise as confidence grows among passengers in reporting historically underreported crimes, such as sexual offending. In response to Mimi’s assault: “On 29 June we received a report of a sexual assault that happened two months prior, in the early hours of 26 April. This report was immediately triaged by staff in our force Contact Centre, before being passed to police officers in London who contacted the victim directly by phone within 90 minutes of the report. To give us the best chance of securing vital evidence such as CCTV – which is owned by train operators who are only able to retain footage up to a certain amount of time – we’d encourage victims of crime to report incidents to us as soon as they can." #Underground #Investigation #Exclusive #Tube #Undercover
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