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Crime in England and Wales, 2009/2010
The latest annual crime statistics for England and Wales, produced by the Home Office are now available on their website.
Of particular interest to business crime reduction partnerships are those relating to shoplifting. These show that:
- In 2008/09 there were 321,000 offences and 202,000 sanctioned detections - a 63% clear-up rate
- In 2009/10 there were 308,000 offences and 198,000 sanctioned detections - a 61% clear-up rate
- Use of PNDs for all offences (mainly shoplifting) peaked at 129,000 in 2007/08 and came down to 103,000 in 2009/10
The full report is obtainable be clicking on the link below:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/whatsnew1.html




31 August 2010