The number of railway fatalities caused by suicides or suspected suicides in Great Britain increased from 192 fatalities in 2017/18, to 279 fatalities in 2019/20. Fatalities fell from this peak during the 2017 to 2023 period, to 236 fatalities in 2022/23.
Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (September 28, 2023). Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2023). Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Number of Railway Fatalities Caused by Suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2017/18 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/