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<p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on incidents of shoplifting as part
of the Commercial Victimisation survey, which was last published in May 2023 and is
available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-against-businesses-findings-from-the-2022-commercial-victimisation-survey</a></p><p>The
department also collects data on the number of incidents of shoplifting which have
been reported to the police, which was last published in July 2023 and is available
at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2022-to-2023</a></p><p>Neither
source provides information on reasons and underlying causes of shoplifting incidents.</p>
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