- Reference: 2013/5321
- Question by: Joanne McCartney
- Meeting date: 18 December 2013
I have read with concern reporting [Sudden surge in property crime alarms police chiefs, The Times, 2nd December 2013] that indicates an increase in 'poverty related crime', including first time offences of shop-lifting for basic food, in England and Wales. Does the MPS or MOPAC hold any information that indicates that shop-lifting for food is on the rise? If so please provide this information, if possible, covering the past 4 years.