Shoplifting

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6498

Version Date: 23/05/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source

Force incident recording system - STORM

Data Processing:

Qlikview Incident Report

Filtered by incident date: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

Filtered by Opening Sub Class: Shoplifting

Filtered by Closing Sub Class: Shoplifting and Shoplifting: R

Data sets combined and duplicates removed on incident reference number

Data Caveats/Limitations:

Shoplifting was only added as a category to incidents in April 2022 

1) How many incidents of shoplifting were reported to your force in the following calendar years: 2023, 2022 and 2021.

2) How many of those reports resulted in an officer attending the scene in the following calendar years: 2023, 2022 and 2021.

The number of incidents with an opening or closing sub class of shoplifting recorded by Devon and Cornwall police in the following calendar years: 2022* - 2023

*From Apr to Dec only