Shoplifting
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006530/N
Version Date: 17/07/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Processing:
Crimes recorded on crime information system - NICHE
Cancelled crimes excluded, Non notifiable crimes excluded
Qliksense Report: Crime and Outcomes
Filtered by date: May 1st 2019 to May 1st 2024
Offence Group: Shoplifting
Data Limitations:
Offences at specific supermarkets is reliant on accurate recording of the address of the offence.
Please can you provide the following information from 01/05/2019 to 01/05/2024 -
The total number of shoplifting offences logged by the force Of those, the number of shoplifting offences that were listed as occurring at a supermarket, or mentioned Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl, Morrison’s, Iceland, Waitrose or Marks and Spencer
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2019* |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024** |
Grand Total |
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Shoplifting Offences |
4155 |
4224 |
4419 |
5567 |
7677 |
2930 |
28972 |
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* 2019 consists of May 1st to December 31st, not the complete year. |
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** 2024 consists of January 1st to May 1st, not the complete year. |
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The following breaks the number of offences down by year and supermarket (limited to those listed - all other supermarkets fall into the "other" category). |
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Shoplifting Offences/Supermarket |
2019* |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024** |
Grand Total |
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Aldi |
50 |
64 |
62 |
65 |
160 |
39 |
440 |
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Asda |
177 |
84 |
95 |
124 |
212 |
98 |
790 |
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Iceland |
55 |
50 |
56 |
84 |
97 |
28 |
370 |
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Lidl |
80 |
155 |
101 |
90 |
202 |
38 |
666 |
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Marks & Spencer |
91 |
95 |
172 |
222 |
206 |
198 |
984 |
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Morrison |
88 |
89 |
96 |
161 |
201 |
92 |
727 |
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Sainsbury |
227 |
193 |
193 |
361 |
562 |
149 |
1685 |
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Waitrose |
42 |
25 |
28 |
27 |
44 |
20 |
186 |
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Tesco |
364 |
408 |
508 |
692 |
772 |
312 |
3056 |
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Other |
2981 |
3061 |
3108 |
3741 |
5221 |
1956 |
20068 |
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Grand Total |
4155 |
4224 |
4419 |
5567 |
7677 |
2930 |
28972 |
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* 2019 consists of May 1st to December 31st, not the complete year. |
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** 2024 consists of January 1st to May 1st, not the complete year. |
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The number of shoplifting offences that led to an arrest
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Linked Arrest? |
2019* |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024** |
Grand Total |
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No |
3302 |
3405 |
3574 |
4513 |
6075 |
2262 |
23131 |
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Yes |
853 |
819 |
845 |
1054 |
1602 |
668 |
5841 |
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Grand Total |
4155 |
4224 |
4419 |
5567 |
7677 |
2930 |
28972 |
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* 2019 consists of May 1st to December 31st, not the complete year. |
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** 2024 consists of January 1st to May 1st, not the complete year. |
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The number of shoplifting offences that led to a charge or summons
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2019* |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024** |
Grand Total |
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Charged/Summonsed |
767 |
771 |
741 |
817 |
799 |
188 |
4083 |
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Grand Total |
767 |
771 |
741 |
817 |
799 |
188 |
4083 |
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* 2019 consists of May 1st to December 31st, not the complete year. |
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** 2024 consists of January 1st to May 1st, not the complete year. |
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The number of shoplifting offences that led to no further action being taken
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Please note that Devon and Cornwall Police do not use the outcome "No further Action", as such, all outcomes for shoplifting offences have been listed below. |
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Outcome |
2019* |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024** |
Grand Total |
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Action Against Suspect Not in Public Interest |
322 |
360 |
216 |
95 |
426 |
90 |
1509 |
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Action taken by another body/agency |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
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Adult Caution |
62 |
51 |
43 |
50 |
49 |
5 |
260 |
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Below Age of Criminal Responsibility |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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Charged/Summonsed |
767 |
771 |
741 |
817 |
799 |
188 |
4083 |
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Community Resolution |
199 |
178 |
127 |
171 |
175 |
36 |
886 |
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Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
10 |
12 |
20 |
45 |
44 |
12 |
143 |
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Evidential Difficulties - Victim Declines |
21 |
15 |
16 |
63 |
295 |
152 |
562 |
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Investigation Complete: No Suspect - Case Closed |
1936 |
2029 |
2576 |
3370 |
3257 |
1088 |
14256 |
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Investigation Ongoing |
0 |
0 |
2 |
466 |
806 |
911 |
2185 |
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Not in the Public Interest - CPS |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
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Not in the Public Interest - Police |
7 |
18 |
10 |
45 |
292 |
75 |
447 |
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Not Recorded |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Offender Died |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
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Penalty Notice for Disorder |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Prosecution Time Limit Expired |
18 |
4 |
11 |
14 |
52 |
2 |
101 |
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Suspect Identified - Evidential Difficulties |
500 |
577 |
445 |
267 |
1013 |
201 |
3003 |
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Suspect too Ill |
7 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
38 |
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Taken into Consideration |
50 |
38 |
40 |
39 |
8 |
19 |
194 |
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Victim no Support |
213 |
136 |
134 |
96 |
433 |
145 |
1157 |
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Victim too Ill or Dead |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Youth Caution |
33 |
12 |
26 |
22 |
16 |
0 |
109 |
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Grand Total |
4155 |
4224 |
4419 |
5567 |
7677 |
2930 |
28972 |
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* 2019 consists of May 1st to December 31st, not the complete year. |
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** 2024 consists of January 1st to May 1st, not the complete year. |
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Please can I have the information broken down by year.