Study finds serial offenders are responsible for more than 130,000 crimes a year, ranging from shoplifting to assault
Study finds serial offenders are responsible for more than 130,000 crimes a year, ranging from shoplifting to assault
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For the first time researchers have estimated the burden not just on prisons but on businesses and services like the NHS
Nearly six in 10 ‘prolific thieves’ spared prison last year, including one woman with 315 previous convictions
Record numbers of thieves are escaping imprisonment: nearly six in 10 with at least 15 previous offences avoided jail last year
Over half a million offences recorded by police in England and Wales in year to March
With 516,971 offences reported last year, theft is now a daily threat to staff, security and small businesses alike
British Retail Consortium warns over ‘endemic’ violence towards shop workers and says theft is causing anxiety
