Retail Crime
In the year ending 31 March 2003, the total number of
'Theft
from shops' offences recorded by the police in England & Wales
was 309,619 - a 1% increase on the 2002 figures.
The British Retail Consortium's tenth Retail Crime Survey
reported that there were 3,066 crime incidents per 100 retail outlets
in
2001/2002. The estimated total cost of retail crime was down to£
2,200m from £2,400m in 2001.
A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce estimated
that crime costs businesses £19 billion per year."
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