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Met’s CCTV reporting platform quadruples shoplifting charge rate
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Where shoplifting was reported through the platform in the six boroughs piloting it, 29.4 per cent of cases resulted in a criminal disposal, according to figures released by the Met.
The platform allows retailers to submit CCTV footage, witness statements and other evidence to officers moments after a crime is committed.
The force has previously recorded more shoplifting offences than any other in the UK, logging over 215,000 between 2019 and 2024, according to police data reported when shoplifting offences reached a record high across England and Wales.
The platform is the Met’s latest use of technology against retail crime.
The British Independent Retail Association welcomed the technology but said smaller shops, which also experience shoplifting, needed help too.