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RETAIL CRIME IN THE UK >>
UK FIGURES FOR 2009
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UK retail shrinkage rose from 1.30% to 1.37% in 2009, along
with the rest of the world. Even so this was a reduction from
1.77% in 2002.
'Shrinkage' measures stockloss caused by crime, waste and
error.
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The Costs of Crime: These were the overall 2009 crime costs
of UK retailers:
| Customer theft |
£1767 M |
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| Employee theft |
£1479 M |
| Supplier fraud |
£175 M |
| Card fraud |
£93 M |
| Robbery/burglary |
£45 M |
| Error and waste |
£642 M |
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Security and loss prevention
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£771 M |
The total UK costs of retail crime consist of the losses
from thefts by customers, staff and suppliers, and the costs
of security.
Costs of Retail Crime £4,330 million
(Source: Global
Retail Theft Barometer 2009) |
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