Marauding gangs of youths on commuter train services, stones getting thrown at buses, and trams being removed from service because of malicious damage were the key issues in a security update for the board of the National Transport Authority.
However, an internal presentation said that despite perceptions, the overall trend for anti-social activity on public transport was in fact reducing.
Another “noticeable trend” was that most of the anti-social problems being caused typically involved fare evaders, according to a presentation.