§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of shoplifting there were in Lancashire in each year since 1997. [56179]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of crimes of theft from a shop is recorded by the police in Lancashire since 1997 are given in table.
Recorded thefts from a shop in Lancashire Year Number of offences 19971 7,434 1998–992 6,922 1999–20022 6,680 2000–012 7,123 1 Calendar year 2 Year ending March There was a change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998. Numbers of recorded crimes before and after this date may not be directly comparable. The 2000–01 figure for Lancashire may have been affected by new recording practices introduced by the force in April 2000.