FOI 310610
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 310610
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 7th February 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
I would like to know about the total number of shoplifting offences occurring at supermarkets/hypermarkets/grocers within the West Mercia police jurisdiction for the calendar years of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Of this information, I would also like to know how many times shoplifting offences include any of these keywords in CRIS logs: nappies, baby formula, and/or butter.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information you have requested
- I would like to know about the total number of shoplifting offences occurring at supermarkets/hypermarkets/grocers within the West Mercia police jurisdiction for the calendar years of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
|
Calendar Year |
Number of shoplifting offences |
|
2018 |
860 |
|
2019 |
979 |
|
2020 |
637 |
|
2021 |
595 |
|
2022 |
884 |
|
2023 |
1620 |
|
Grand Total |
5,575 |
Q I would also like to know how many times shoplifting offences include any of these keywords in CRIS logs: nappies, baby formula, and/or butter
|
Specific items listed as being taken in shoplifting offences at supermarket/hypermarket/grocers |
Calendar Year |
Number of shoplifting offences |
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|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
||
|
Butter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
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|
Nappies |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
16 |
|
|
Nappies and Baby milk |
1 |
3 |
4 |
||||
|
Baby formula |
3 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
|||
|
Baby milk |
8 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
35 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
26 |
75 |
Note: There may be a greater number of offences where the requested items have been stolen. A keyword search was carried out for table 2, however, unless the specific items have been named in the Incident Summary fields, then the true number will not be known.