Shoplifting in Scotland rises by a third, reveal Lib Dems

Shoplifting in Scotland rises by a third, reveal Lib Dems

Between 2019 and 2024, recorded shoplifting crimes in Scotland have risen by more than a third, according to the Scottish Liberal Democrat party. Liam McArthur MSP, Scottish Lib Dem justice spokesperson, has called on the government to urgently focus on restoring community policing after Lib Dem research revealed that in the same five-year period, Edinburgh shoplifting crimes increased by 76%, while in Glasgow they rose by 46%. Between 2019 and…

Shoplifting rises by a third across Scotland

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has called on the government to urgently focus on restoring community policing after new research by his party found that crimes of shoplifting have increased by more than third since 2019, with particularly steep rises in Edinburgh and Glasgow. New research by the party shows that:  Across Scotland between 2019 and 2024, shoplifting crimes recorded by the police have increased by …