Police teams are visiting retailers across Dorset this week as part of national work to tackle shoplifting, improve reporting and support staff facing abuse. Retailers across Dorset are getting extra police support during Safer Business Action Week this week. Neighbourhood policing teams are visiting local shops and other businesses between today and Sunday to hear about the issues they face, while extra patrols, targeted enforcement and crime prevention visits are also planned. Dorset Police says shoplifting offences in the county fell by 7.8 per cent over the past year, compared with a na
Retailers across Dorset are getting extra police support during Safer Business Action Week this week.
Neighbourhood policing teams are visiting local shops and other businesses between today and Sunday to hear about the issues they face, while extra patrols, targeted enforcement and crime prevention visits are also planned.
Dorset Police says shoplifting offences in the county fell by 7.8 per cent over the past year, compared with a national average of two per cent, while its positive outcome rate for shoplifting offences rose by nearly 18 per cent.
The force says its Incident Resolution Centre is helping reports of theft receive a faster response, and a NiCE digital evidence platform, which was introduced earlier this year, is making evidence easier to submit.
Inspector Ged Want said the week gives officers and staff a chance to show how they are tackling retail and business crime, and to keep “positively engaging with businesses in our communities”.
He said police want to “build on the relationships” with retailers, support them and target those who cause the most harm, while encouraging businesses in Dorset to report every retail crime.
