• 2 months ago
Many shopkeepers have resorted to policing shop lifting themselves having seen a large increase in the crime as the cost of living has risen.
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00:00In terms of shoplifting in Bristol, I haven't seen anything in particular, but where I'm
00:05from, where I commute in from, we've seen shoplifting in Stroud and places like that,
00:12but I haven't actually witnessed anything in Bristol, no.
00:16According to Avon and Somerset Police, there has been a rise in the number of shoplifting
00:21crimes. But do locals think enough is being done to stop shoplifting? Let's find out.
00:28I would like to think things are being done to help shopkeepers because it's their livelihood
00:32and when things are stolen from their shop, then that impacts on their wellbeing and their
00:39income basically.
00:40Well, I mean, I think it's something that ultimately is going to impose costs on everybody
00:45else. So, you know, apart from the general being law-abiding and so on, it has an economic
00:52impact.
00:54Office for National Statistics figures show about 12,000 shoplifting offences were recorded
01:00by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the year of June up to 8,000 in 22. It follows a trend
01:07across England and Wales where reports of shoplifting increased by 25%.
01:13I think shoplifting is probably something which is extraordinarily challenging for shops
01:17to try and counteract. And I know people who've worked in shops who've, you know, it's impossible
01:23to ask people to confront people who might turn violent or people who are acting as gangs
01:28to distractions, robberies and that kind of thing. So it is really, really difficult.
01:33It's very difficult to know what to do.
01:34I think, I mean, sometimes it's nice when in the shop there's some security, but I think
01:47they stop people from entering the shop more than checking. But I think it's in the street
01:54as well, it's not just in the shop.

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