Shoplifting 2000 - 2024

10th December 2024

Our Ref: FOI2024/07975

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/07975   

I write in connection with your request for information received on 14th November.  I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Reports of shoplifting offences have you had to your police force in the following years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
2. People charged with shoplifting offences by your police force in the following years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
3. Could you also provide a break down in your answer - as specifically as your data permits - as to what kind of shoplifting offence was committed each year, by percentage.
4. Reports of shoplifting offences have you had to your police force in the following years involving theft by eating food in a store before buying and throwing away the packet: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.

Response

Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.

Please see the attached Cambs Annex A FOI2024-07975:

Cambs Annex A FOI2024-07975

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.