Table 1 Numbers of railway suicides in England and Wales from 2000 to 2014 using data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB)
From: Railway suicide in England and Wales 2000–2013: a time-trends analysis
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male RSSB | 118 | 118 | 134 | 131 | 137 | 155 | 165 | 154 | 153 | 151 | 163 | 163 | 183 | 198 | 206 |
Male ONS | 129 | 117 | 139 | 120 | 127 | 132 | 152 | 135 | 163 | 134 | 146 | 155 | 141 | 195 | NA |
Female RSSB | 39 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 30 | 44 |
Female ONS | 37 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 43 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 43 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 33 | NA |
Persons RSSB | 157 | 155 | 168 | 160 | 178 | 183 | 222 | 187 | 192 | 198 | 209 | 197 | 229 | 228 | 250 |
Persons ONS | 166 | 151 | 174 | 151 | 170 | 162 | 188 | 180 | 199 | 177 | 207 | 189 | 175 | 228 | NA |
Difference between RSSB and ONS recorded suicides (persons) | −9 | 4 | −6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 7 | −7 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 0 | NA |