Retail crime: employee theft cost 2007-2015 survey

This statistic shows the average cost per incidence of employee theft in retail businesses in the United Kingdom from 2007/08 to 2014/15. According to the survey, employee theft incidents cost retailers an average 1,031 British pounds per incident in the UK in 2013/14.

Average cost per incidence of employee theft in retail businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/08 to 2014/15 (in GBP)

Characteristic	Average cost in GBP
2014/15	1,114
2013/14	1,031
2012/13	1,192
2011/12	1,577
2010/11	342
2009/10	290
2008/09	872
2007/08	235

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2007/08 to 2014/15

Special properties

Retailers*

Supplementary notes

* The source provides the following additional information: "This year the BRC Retail Crime Survey sample covered 51 per cent of the retail industry by turnover and accounted for 1.4 million employees. A broad range of retailers participated in the Survey, from large multiples to smaller retailers, including pure online retailers. The sample included regular participants and new respondents, together providing a representative cross-section of UK retailing."

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