Police to use Facial Recognition Software as Shoplifting Jumps by 25 Percent

The Metropolitan Police is using facial recognition software in a bid to trace some of London’s most prolific shoplifters as retail crime shoots up.

An undated image of a man using facial recognition software at an undisclosed location. Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police is using facial recognition technology to identify London’s most prolific shoplifters as retail crime soars.

The initiative was announced as data released by the Office for National Statistics showed shoplifting offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales rose by 25 percent in the past year.