10% of shoplifters commit 70% of store thefts

Oxford Street London

The top prolific shoplifting offenders are responsible for 70% of all store thefts in Britain.

The BRC estimates there are 5.5 million store thefts per year, with direct losses of £2.2bn, therefore 10% of prolific offenders could be responsible for as many as 3.8 million and more than half of the losses.

 

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