As retail crime continues to surge, most offenders appear to be getting away scot-free.

Latest Police figures released to the Dairy and Business Owners Group show a record 125,000 retail crime offences were reported last year - a number likely to be surpassed this year.

Only about 2.3 percent of those reports are resulting in arrests.

Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that compares to about 50-percent of reports back in 2015.

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