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Shoplifting (also known as shop theft, retail theft, or retail fraud) is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours. The terms shoplifting and shoplifter are not usually defined in law, and generally fall under larceny .
Offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985, the Licensing Act 2003, section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and other provisions relating to tobacco, and the Drug Trafficking Act 1994.
Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law (also statutory law), where in many cases it remains in force.
Shoplifting has soared 24 per cent in past year amid cost of living squeeze
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show shoplifting offences across Hampshire rose to 14,233 offences in the year to March 2024, compared with 10,252 offences during the previous 12 ...
Shoplifting is at "unacceptable" levels and not being tackled properly, a Lords inquiry has found. The crime is seriously underreported and the problem is so urgent police forces need to take ...
In England and Wales, there were 618,000 recorded "violence against the person" crimes which caused an injury in 2015. Other areas of crime included robbery (124,000), burglary (713,000) and vehicle theft (874,000). [14] England and Wales had a prison population of 83 430 (2018 estimate), equivalent to 179 people per 100 000.
Only 3% of those reporting a crime said the police investigated and made an arrest.