Business crime on the increase_2
7 September 2012
One in four UK businesses were affected by crime in the second quarter of 2003, according to a Business Crime Index report by AXA insurance.
In total, 858,800 businesses were affected by crime between April and June 2003 – 23 per cent of all businesses in the UK. The report also claims that crime has cost business £9 billion in the past 12 months.
Malicious damage and theft were the main acts of criminal damage reported by businesses. Malicious damage accounted for 50 per cent of all crime-related...