How did the Olympics effect garden theft?

Before the London 2012 Olympics began garden crime was said to be rising all over Britain, with a 10% rise on the previous year. Reports on garden, bike and shed theft, were a daily occurrence and it was thought that crime would possibly increase over the Olympic period, as these thefts are easy targets. With the majority of the country paying more attention to the TV, less time outside in their gardens and more time away from home celebrating Team GBs Olympic success, gardens could have been a thief's playground.

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