Evaluating the Impact of the See It. Say It. Sorted. Campaign on Reporting Behaviour

The dataset was sourced via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made to the British Transport Police (BTP). Data availability - The dataset is publicly availableData access - There are no restrictions to accessing the dataset.Access date - 1 May 2026Data collection procedures - The data were obtained via a FOI request made to the BTP. Codebook• date: Reporting month • text_reports: Total number of SMS messages sent to 61016 • telephone_reports: Total number of calls made to 0800 40 50 40 • threat_level: National terrorism threat level *• campaign_launch: Binary indicator for pre versus post SSSC • campaign_age_months: Months since SSSC launch • campaign_age_quarters: Quarters since SSSC launch • passenger_journeys: Total number of rail journeys per quarter **• national_lockdown: Comprising three categories: i) no restrictions, ii) partial restrictions, iii) national lockdown ***• contact_reason: Comprising three categories: i) trespass, ii) unattended/lost property, iii) suspicious activity* Source: MI5 (https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threats-and-advice/terrorism-threat-levels) ** Source: Office of Rail and Road (https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/) *** Source: UK Parliament (https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9068/)