● Only 1.43 per cent of car thefts result in criminal charges
● As 98 per cent of cases are closed with police citing “evidential difficulties” or “no suspect identified”
HOME Office data has revealed the extent of the neglect police forces apply to car theft, with the latest monthly figures from July 2023 showing that just 1.43 per cent of car thefts result in criminal charges.
That shocking statistic has led to some suggesting that car theft has in effect been “decriminalised” in the UK. While that’s a view the police
