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Title
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Rate of shoplifting per 1,000 people |
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Description
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Rate of shoplifting per 1,000 people. Police recorded crime data are supplied to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) by the Home Office. Shoplifting is defined as crimes where the offender has stolen property from a public area of a shop (as opposed to, for instance, the stock room) or a market stall, other than by employees. The rate was calculated using the previous year’s population mid-year estimate. |
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Unit of analysis
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Rate (per 1,000) |
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Frequency of publication
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Annual |
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Service / policy area
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Community safety |
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Subject
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Crime |
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Part of
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Police recorded crime |
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Publisher
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Office for National Statistics (ONS) |
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Rights
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You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see website for further details. |
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Numerator Title
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Number of shoplifting offences |
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Denominator Title
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Population (MYE) |
