Crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour has increased by over a third in Co-op shops in the past year.
The company has revealed that almost 1,000 incidents occurred every day in shops in the first six months of 2023, a total of more than 175,000.Shop workers have also seen physical assaults increase by almost a third year-on-year, and anti-social behaviour and verbal abuse increase by a fifth. Co-op has warned that the level of crime is"out-of-control" and could see some locations become no-go areas for convenience shops.
Matt Hood, managing director at Co-op Food said:"I have seen some horrific incidents of brazen and violent theft in our stores, where my store colleagues feel scared and threatened.
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