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The Roads and Transport Policing Command, formerly the Safer Transport Command and Transport Operational Command Unit, is a unit of the London Metropolitan Police Service that polices roads, buses, bus routes, taxis and minicabs. It does not police national railways in London, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway or Tramlink, which fall under the remit of the British Transport Police (BTP).

Formed in 2002 as a joint venture with Transport for London (TfL), it consolidated several existing policing operations. The OCU also has Special Constables working alongside regular officers in all areas of the command.

The Unit maintains a joint command and control centre with London Buses called MetroComm, which is also the command and control centre of the Traffic Operational Command Unit.

In response to a survey conducted by TfL, which showed that 15% of women using public transport in London had been the subject of some form of unwanted sexual behaviour but that 90% of incidents went unreported, the Safer Transport Command—in conjunction with the BTP, City of London Police, and TfL—launched Project Guardian, which aimed to reduce sexual offences and increase reporting.[1]

Operational history

On 1 April 2009, Transport OCU became part of Territorial Policing. On 29 September 2009, Transport OCU became known as the Safer Transport Command.

On 1 December 2014, the Safer Transport Command and the Traffic Operational Command Unit were merged to create the Roads & Transport Policing Command (RTPC). RTPC provides the MPS with a single, combined command unit responsible for policing the capital's roads and transport network. Raptor: The Road Crime Team are team of proactive police officers that are part of the Roads and Transport Policing Command (MO8). Raptor Units are marked/unmarked pursuit capable cars or marked motorcycles that are staffed by officers from The Road Crime Team to support Vision Zero and deal with risks presented by most dangerous drivers. They are deployed across London to target specific locations, issues or individuals. RTPC Road Policing Teams (commonly known as Traffic Units) have responsibility for enforcement of road safety legislation, response to incidents on strategic road network and motorways, the initial investigation of life changing and fatal road traffic collisions. Spider Units are not part of RTPC. As of recently the mayor of london has closed down the mets raptor units and has focused on VCTF the violent crime taskforce.

References

  1. ^ Bates, Laura (1 October 2013). "Project Guardian: making public transport safer for women". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2014.


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