Mobile Phones stolen from January 2018 to September 2022
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.0260702
I note you seek access to the following information:
I would like to request the following data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 for the separate inner city London boroughs as outlined below:
- Camden
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Southwark
- Tower Hamlets
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
1 - Number of instances of ATM theft or cashpoint fraud reported.
2 - Number of instances of identity fraud cases reported.
3 - Number of instances of stolen phones reported.
4 - Number of instances of fraudulent purchases reported.
Decision
** It should be noted that fraud offences are recorded by the National Fraud Investigation Bureau (NFIB) and not by forces **
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full in relation to Question
Q3 - Number of instances of stolen phones reported.
Please find attached information pursuant to your request above.
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