Thieves Operate Without Fear

Saturday, 27th July 2024 at 10:26am

As reported on the Business Matters Magazine website, shoplifting offences are soaring, with criminals seemingly operating “without fear of apprehension.”

The Office for National Statistics reported a 30% increase in annual shoplifting offences, with 443,995 incidents recorded in the year to March 2024.

An overall increase in fraud incidents is also notable, up by 8% to 1.2 million offences, largely due to cases referred by UK Finance.

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