Shoplifting
Date of request: 19 February 2024
Reference: FOI1-299-24
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
How many reports of shoplifting offences have you had to your police force in the following years:
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
How many people have been charged with shoplifting offences by your police force in the following years:
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Response
We have conducted a search of our crime recording database and have provided you with data for all crimes of ‘thefts from shops and stalls’.
Please find below chart with the number of recorded thefts from shops and stalls from 2018 until 2023.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Sum: | |
| Theft from shops and stalls | 10662 | 10436 | 7393 | 6808 | 9890 | 14653 | 59842 |
Please find below the number of the above offences with a Charge/summons.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Sum: | |
| OC01 – Charge/Summons | 2281 | 2029 | 1339 | 980 | 1281 | 1615 | 9525 |