Read more: The police force that solved only 4 out of 1,573 rape claims People take part in the Million Women Rise march. “This is a systemic issue of how gender roles are socialised and men have a collective responsibility to end violence against women.” We can do this through education and public campaigns to shift attitudes, so that this abuse is no longer normalised. “Instead, we need to see attention focused on preventing abuse from happening in the first place. “But no amount of surveillance or police on patrol will end this violence, because these approaches fail to get to the root of the problem. Investigating and tackling these unacceptable acts of violence against women and girls must be a priority. “But this is not the daily reality for women and girls everywhere. Responding to the figures, Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: “Women have fundamental rights to exist freely in public space and travel without facing threats of violence. Read more: The numbers that expose the horrifying extent of the UK’s rape crisis: The government is failing women BTP records show that recorded sexual offences on public transport are back up to pre-pandemic levels.
