FOI 1169-2024/25- Charity shop crimes

Request:

Clarification

Yes please – information regarding charity shops would be great.

Original request

I am writing to request information regarding crimes reported to North Yorkshire Police by charities and not-for-profit organisations. Specifically, I would like to request the following data:

Q1. The number of crimes reported by charities and not-for-profit organisations, broken down by year, for the past five years (or the most recent available period).

Q2. A breakdown of these crimes by type of offence (e.g., fraud, theft, arson etc.).

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1.  Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes recorded between 01 January 2020 and 31 December 2024 where the MO location is charity shop, broken down by calendar Year.

Q2. Please see the table below showing the total number of crimes recorded between 01 January 2020 and 31 December 2024 where the MO location is charity shop, broken down by crime type.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.