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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002402/Q
Version Date: 08/10/2024
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Searches were completed on Niche for all theft from shops and stalls (Shoplifting) offences within the time periods requested along with outcome data.
Outcomes |
19/20 |
20/21 |
21/22 |
22/23 |
23/24 |
1: Charged |
319 |
153 |
111 |
183 |
462 |
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
249 |
189 |
225 |
289 |
369 |
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
36 |
15 |
29 |
25 |
14 |
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
2 |
1 |
|||
12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
1 |
3 |
3 |
||
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
1 |
||||
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
482 |
378 |
541 |
910 |
363 |
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
3 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
157 |
90 |
136 |
136 |
172 |
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
156 |
143 |
191 |
266 |
397 |
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
21 |
4 |
10 |
22 |
19 |
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
1271 |
1128 |
1189 |
1726 |
2759 |
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2: Youth caution |
13 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
39 |
13 |
18 |
8 |
5 |
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
2A: Alternate offence youth caution |
1 |
||||
3: Adult caution |
1 |
||||
3: Adult conditional caution |
18 |
11 |
17 |
8 |
6 |
4: TIC (taken into consideration) |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
5: Offender has died |
2 |
2 |
3 |
||
6: Penalty notice for disorder |
1 |
||||
8: Community resolution |
52 |
12 |
19 |
34 |
43 |
8: Youth restorative disposal |
15 |
4 |
15 |
8 |
17 |
9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
2 |
||||
Cancelled/transferred |
32 |
39 |
29 |
58 |
56 |
New |
35 |
50 |
48 |
37 |
51 |
Grand Total |
2916 |
2239 |
2612 |
3732 |
4770 |