Tag: theft statistics
Shedding Light on Retail Theft Statistics
The NRSS indicates that shoplifting accounted for 35.7 percent of the reported shrink in 2017, which is down from 39.3 percent in 2016.
LPM Insider’s Top 10 Articles of 2018
These 10 articles received the most reader attention in 2018. Make sure you don't miss them!
Cargo Theft Statistics: Unreported Incidents May Greatly Understate the Numbers
For the past five years, CargoNet has reported a rise in cargo theft incidents over the Labor Day holiday (reported as the Thursday before to the Wednesday after). California leads in reported incidents, followed by New Jersey and Texas.
To Stop or Not to Stop the Shoplifter: Is This Still a Question?
Am I sure that he is attempting to steal this merchandise? "Yes, I am sure."
Analyzing Employee Theft Statistics from a Specialty Retailer
When I was a doctoral graduate student at the University of Minnesota during the late 1970s, I began conducting research on employee theft. At...
Cargo Theft Statistics: Unreported Incidents Make It Difficult to Grasp Scope
Cargo theft statistics vary, but it is generally agreed upon that cargo theft is a multibillion-dollar problem each year in the United States. Exact...
2017 National Retail Security Survey Now Available for Data Submission
The 2017 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) input form is now available for retailers to provide shrinkage and other loss prevention benchmarking data. Dr....
LP Insider’s Top Five Shoplifting and ORC Articles of 2016
Does Concealment = Shoplifting?
In most states, intent is the driving factor in determining whether to charge a shoplifter.
It is a common misbelief among shoplifters...
Retail Theft Statistics: Staying Focused on What’s Really Most Important
There are many different ways that retail theft statistics can be applied in order to show how the many different ways that shoplifting, employee...
What a Shoplifter Is Really Thinking
Have you ever wondered what a shoplifter is truly thinking?
According to the latest retail theft statistics, the 2015 National Retail Security Survey reported shoplifting...