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 February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305113/railway-suicide-fatalities-in-great-britain-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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