THE BRC RETAIL CRIME SURVEY 2007-2008
The latest Annual Retail Crime Survey from the BRC presents data and trends in retail crime in the UK in 2007-2008. Subject areas include detected customer theft, staff theft, burglary, violence, fraud.
A copy of the BRC Retail Crime Survey 2007-2008 can be purchased from TSO on 0870 242 2345, or by visiting   www.tsoshop.co.uk/brcbookshop
 STOP CRIME AGAINST RETAIL
The retail sector experiences the impact of anti-social and yobbish behaviour first hand. Operating at the heart of every community, whether a local convenience store or an out-of-town supermarket, retailers are targets for organised gangs, persistent drug-fuelled criminals and those who are simply bent on causing trouble and hardship to others.
Retail crime is not just shop theft, it includes graffiti that ruins shop fronts, vandalism that costs thousands to repair, the abuse and threats that demoralise staff and incite fear, the burglaries and robberies that cripple businesses and the violence that ruins lives.
Crime against retail is an attack on the whole community, leaving a deep scar for all to feel and see. Shop staff, managers and owners want to feel pride in their work but suffer from the daily blight of crime, much of which goes unreported and unpunished. Crime saps companies of funds, places pressure on prices, demoralises staff and can have devastating consequences on physical and emotional well-being.
Through the message of ‘Stop Crime Against Retail' the BRC will be seeking over the coming year to highlight the full extent of crime against retail, focusing the attention of policy makers, the criminal justice system, and wider society on the real impact criminal behaviour has on the lives of shop workers and shop owners.
Campaign goals
- To highlight the true incidence of retail crime with policy makers, police and the wider criminal justice system;
- To identify and call for appropriate changes in policy to reduce retail crime;
- To encourage greater interaction between retailers and public agencies in reducing crime and protecting staff;
- To address the perception that crime against retail is tolerated.
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