生活成本危机致盗窃案激增，英国超市减少商品陈列、给牛排奶酪"上锁"

英国生活成本不断攀升，导致商店盗窃案激增。为减少此类犯罪带来的损失，商家不得不将牛排奶酪等商品上锁、在货架上摆放空罐子，或减少货架上的商品数量。

据英国广播公司（BBC）6月1日报道，英国生活成本不断攀升，民众苦于维持生计，导致商店盗窃案激增。为减少此类犯罪带来的损失，商家不得不将牛排、奶酪等商品上锁、在货架上摆放空罐子，或减少货架上的商品数量。

In March, police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland recorded nearly 33,000 incidents of shoplifting according to data analysed by the BBC.That is a significant 30.9% increase compared with March last year.根据BBC数据显示，3月份，英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰警方记录了近3.3万起商店盗窃案件，同比增涨30.9%。

Photos circulating on social media have shown the range of anti-shoplifting measures being taken at different supermarkets. One user posted a picture of steaks enclosed in security devices at a Co-op store. "They're packaging steaks like they're gold bars," they wrote.社交媒体上流传的照片显示了不同超市采取的各种反扒措施。一位用户发布的照片显示，在连锁超市Co-op，牛排被锁在全装置，配文称："他们把牛排包装得像金条一样。"

Another user posted a picture of "dummy" coffee jars on a shelf at Co-op, with customers told to ask at the counter if they want to buy the real thing.另一位用户发布的照片显示，Co-op的货架上摆放着"空"咖啡罐，顾客被告知如果他们想买，需要到柜台询问。

"Cost of living reaching new heights, my local Co-op is now a grocery show room," she wrote.A Co-op spokesperson told the BBC that these are not nationwide policies at their stores.这位用户写道："生活成本已经飙升到新高度，我们这儿的Co-op现在是一个百货陈列室。"一位Co-op发言人告诉BBC，这些措施并未在全英所有的门店实施。

Separately, pictures have emerged of shelves at M&S with only three steaks on them.此外，玛莎百货的货架上出现了只有三块牛排的照片。

Writing on Twitter, one user, Lorraine King, said she was "shocked" at the sight of the near-empty shelves. She said a worker told her the move was deliberate, as otherwise "thieves clear the shelves in one swoop and do a runner".推特用户洛林·金写道，看到几乎空无一物的货架时她感到"震惊"。她说，一名员工告诉她，这是为防止"小偷将货架一扫而空"。

A M&S spokesperson told the BBC that the company does not have a policy to restrict the number of products on sale. "If an individual store has a problem with theft, then it may introduce their own measures," the spokesperson said. 玛莎百货发言人告诉BBC，公司没有限制销售产品数量的政策。该发言人称，“如果个别商店存在盗窃问题，那么可能会自行采取措施”。

Meanwhile, cheese at an Aldi store has been fitted with security tags. 此外，连锁超市奥乐齐也给奶酪装上防盗签。

Recently Sainsbury's faced a backlash after introducing barriers at some of its self-checkout tills, which force shoppers to scan their receipts before being allowed to leave. The supermarket believes this will deter thieves.最近，森斯伯瑞超市在其部分自助收银台设置障碍门，迫使购物者必须扫描收据方可离开。该超市认为这样可以震慑小偷。此举遭到强烈反对。

One social media user said the gates were "because they don't trust people who use the self-service tills".一位社交媒体用户说，这些门是"因为他们不信任使用自助收银机的人"。