* The source provides the following additional information: "This year the BRC Retail Crime Survey sample covered 51 per cent of the retail industry by turnover and accounted for 1.4 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in the Survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representative cross-section of UK retailing."
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Retail sector crimes committed in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2015, by type
This statistic displays a distribution of the number of crime incidents committed in the UK retail sector from 2013 to 2015 by type of offence. In the United Kingdom the vast majority of crime incidents are customer thefts. These made up 80 percent and 81 percent of retail crimes in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
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British Retail Consortium. (February 3, 2017). Distribution of retail sector crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015, by type of offence [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Distribution of retail sector crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015, by type of offence." Chart. February 3, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. (2017). Distribution of retail sector crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015, by type of offence. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Distribution of Retail Sector Crime Incidents in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2015, by Type of Offence." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Feb 2017, /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium, Distribution of retail sector crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015, by type of offence ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Distribution of retail sector crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015, by type of offence [Graph], British Retail Consortium, February 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/412135/retail-sector-crimes-united-kingdom-uk/
