British retailers report over 15,000 shoplifting incidents every single day, more than 5.5 million per year

Gee, I wonder what could have caused this huge surge in shoplifting in the past few years, causing small businesses to lose billions annually, with violence against store owners and staff now exceeding 2,000 assaults daily? Do they even get arrested?

Britain’s crime wave is spiraling out of control.
Retailers report over 15,000 shoplifting incidents every single day, more than 5.5 million per year.

This marks a massive surge in recent years, with violence against store owners and staff now exceeding 2,000 assaults daily.… pic.twitter.com/mObWpnOE1z

— Yossi BenYakar (@YossiBenYakar) June 29, 2026