Retail sector crimes committed in the UK 2013-2015 by type

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This statistic shows the estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence. According to calculations by the British Retail Consortium, the UK retail sector experienced over 3 million incidences of crime during 2013/14, the vast majority of which were customer thefts.

Estimated number of crimes experienced in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013/14 and 2014/15, by type of offence

Characteristic	2013/14	2014/15
Customer theft	2,505,251	3,401,948
Fraud	523,498	639,924
Employee theft	34,335	40,332
Robbery	1,749	2,962
Burglary	3,109	3,831
Criminal damage	16,288	31,399

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013/14 to 2014/15

Special properties

Retailers*

Supplementary notes

* The source provides the following additional information: "(The) sample covered 50 percent of the retail sector by turnover and employed 1.6 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in this year's survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representatitive cross-section of UK retailing"

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