Police attend fewer than a quarter of shoplifting incidents, Sky News investigation reveals

Exclusive Sky News data shows there's been a dramatic drop in the number of shoplifting incidents attended by police forces across the UK . In 2016, 52% of incidents were attended immediately by police, compared to just 22% in 2023. A clear trend of declining attendance rates. Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says this data "concerns" her and calls for forces "to do far more". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/more-action-promised-after-police-attend-fewer-than-one-in-four-shoplifting-incidents-13276254 #shoplifting #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales