20-Year High For Shoplifting Cases

Saturday, 27th January 2024 at 10:09am

The Sky News website reports that shoplifting offences in England and Wales have soared to the highest level in 20 years.

The Office for National Statistics found some 402,482 offences were recorded by police in the year to September 2023 – up by almost a third (32%) on the previous 12 months.

Co-op’s food business lost £33m in just six months last year as shoplifting cases surged, with executives warning how shop looting is being perpetuated by prolific offenders and organised criminal gangs.

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