FOI 232-24 Shoplifting Offences
Enquiry Reference: 232 -24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
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
In the table below is a breakdown of the volume of Shoplifting offences for the years requested. There is also two rows relating to crime outcomes, in this case it shows how many Shoplifting offences had a crime status as ‘charged’. I have included a breakdown of ‘Summonsed/postal requisition’ just in case this is needed too.
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Volume of Shoplifting offences and charges |
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Shoplifting Volume |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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8885 |
7542 |
4178 |
5303 |
6681 |
7710 |
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1:Charged |
2985 |
1201 |
965 |
1234 |
1412 |
1766 |
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1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
518 |
173 |
152 |
201 |
203 |
108 |
Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker