US EditionShoplifting surge prompts calls for tougher action in Highlands
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Shoplifting surge prompts calls for tougher action in Highlands
Shoplifting incidents in the Highlands have risen sharply, prompting warnings from crime prevention partnership Retailers Against Crime (RAC) that the crime is “out of control”. Figures from Police Scotland show 1,487 incidents were recorded in 2023–24, followed by 1,349 in 2024–25. The region’s five-year average is 919. In Inverness, shoplifting rose by almost 13% year-on-year, with 680 incidents in 2024–25 compared to 603 in 2023–24. Fraud als…
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