On 24th February, Crimestoppers, the UK's independent crime-fighting charity, are launching a campaign to tackle meter tampering, a common form of energy theft. In addition to the increased costs that energy theft can place onto honest customer bills, tampering is a crime that can have very real and dangerous consequences like fires and explosions, which threaten the lives and homes of innocent people.
Crimestoppers play a unique role in tackling crime in the UK, by providing an anonymous reporting service for people to come forward without fearing the repercussions from the community or criminals themselves. In this campaign, we are using methods to reach as many people as possible in the Newcastle and Gateshead area to inform them of the criminal and safety consequences and signs to spot energy theft. Activity is also taking place to directly disrupt those who might be tempted to tamper. Find out about the campaign and watch the video here: http://goo.gl/urEEQs
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Meter Tampering | Energy Theft
1. E N E R G Y T H E F T
CRIMESTOPPERS HAS TAKEN
AN AVERAGE OF 67 PIECES
OF INFORMATION ON ENERGY
THEFT PER MONTH.
TO GET REFERENCES FOR THE STATS USED ABOVE GO TO
HTTP://BLOG.CRIMESTOPPERS-UK.ORG/?P=1407
YOU CAN REPORT
ENERGY THEFT
ANONYMOUSLY
THROUGH
CRIMESTOPPERS
ON 0800 555 111
www.crimestoppers-uk.org/energy-theft
ELECTRICITY
THEFT
ESTIMATED
25,000CASES PER YEAR
GAS THEFT
ESTIMATED
3,300CASES PER YEAR
COSTS
THE UK
£400
MILLION
PER YEAR
AT LEAST
PER YEAR
£20
&
TO EACH
OF US
THE DANGERS
takes place in homes and businesses across the UK.
36INJURIES
ACROSS ONE YEAR
2DEATHS
ACROSS ONE YEAR
IF FOUND GUILTY A PERSON
COULD RECEIVE A FINE OF UP
TO £2,000 OR GO TO PRISON
FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS.
