FOI 1364-2023/24- Supermarket shoplifting
Request:
Q1. Please disclose the number of callouts you received for supermarket shoplifting between January 1st 2023 and December 31st 2023, by month.
Q2. If possible, please also disclose the number of callouts you received for supermarket shoplifting between January 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022, by month, for comparative purposes.
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 located information to you.
Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the total number shoplifting crimes recorded between 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 where the MO location is a supermarket to which North Yorkshire Police have attended, broken down by calender year and month.
|
Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
Month |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|
January |
63 |
15 |
78 |
|
February |
43 |
23 |
66 |
|
March |
28 |
20 |
48 |
|
April |
16 |
22 |
38 |
|
May |
28 |
21 |
49 |
|
June |
17 |
32 |
49 |
|
July |
12 |
23 |
35 |
|
August |
17 |
36 |
53 |
|
September |
19 |
25 |
44 |
|
October |
15 |
26 |
41 |
|
November |
17 |
30 |
47 |
|
December |
21 |
17 |
38 |
|
Total |
296 |
290 |
586 |
Please note, that the MO location is not mandatorily recorded, however where this information is present I have included it above.
Furthermore, for the purposes of reporting, attendance is taken as when an officer is needed to attend in a timely response, it will exclude any appointments made in the future where an officer may need to attend to take statements or CCTV collection.
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.