Assaults on workers of Germany’s Deutsche Bahn railway rose by round 6% in 2024, the transport firm’s chief government mentioned on Friday.
“Within the final 12 months, there have been round 3,300 bodily assaults, round 6% greater than within the earlier 12 months,” Richard Lutz instructed information portal t-online. “Each type of violence towards workers is totally unacceptable.”
Round half of the assaults had been towards practice workers in regional companies, Lutz mentioned. Different targets included cleansing employees, customer support workers and bus drivers.
“We’re sadly a mirror of societal developments,” mentioned Lutz.
Deutsche Bahn is more and more providing workers in common contact with passengers physique cameras.
“These gadgets have confirmed themselves for safety companies and practice personnel,” Lutz mentioned.
Workers are additionally receiving de-escalation coaching, whereas trains are additionally being geared up with emergency alarms to name for assist at quick discover.
The rise in assaults got here on a busy 12 months for Deutsche Bahn, which struggled to ship companies on time in the course of the summer season’s soccer European Championships.
