I am making a programme for ITV's Tonight series called 'Shops & Robbers'. As a background to that, here are some revealing numbers which might give you pause for thought.
It's not entertainment tech or jewellery that people are tasking - it is daily essentials such as food.
Some key points from the Home Office 'Crime against businesses' report June 2022 1
Food and groceries were the most commonly stolen items - 39%
38% of wholesale and retail shops in England and Wales - that's 151,000 premises had been a victim of crime ( 2020-2021)
The most common type of crime experienced by premises in the sector was theft (27%), followed by assaults or threats (12%) and burglary (10%).
11% of business premises experienced theft more than once a day.
After falling back, during the early 2000s, crime rates appear to be rising - up over 50% since 2014.
Crime stats spread sheet -data from Statista - on spreadsheet below.
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