§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of(a) the proportion of retail crime that was reported to the police and (b) the actual level of retail crime in each year since 1997. [185604]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 22 July 2004]: The Business Crime Team within the Home Office is working with the police, retailers and the Research, Development and Statistics Directorate to enhance the information on business and retail crime. This work is on-going.
Information on retail crime is available from the British Retail Consortium who publish an annual retail crime survey, which is a national and international commentary on retail crime.