“What the National Retail Crime Unit's focusing on is specifically that, those recidivist offenders… 80% of the crime is generally done by 20% of the offenders.”

The SME Stream · Steve Watt: Police Association President on retail crime charges more than tripling compared to 2022

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focus enforcement on recidivist offenders, who account for ~80% of retail crime, to reduce overall crime incidence

80% of crime by 20% of offenders; 21,185 charges, 17,941 convictions in year to June

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