Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

State associations are recognized by merchants, legislators, state officials and other trade groups as a powerful beacon for the retail industry.

To determine whether the retail crime problem has been overstated, we need to understand the nature of retail crime in general.

The INFORM Consumers Act, a law that will insert transparency and accountability into online marketplace transactions, takes effect in June 2023. What's next for the fight against ORC?

Two Women Arrested in Tennessee for $94K in Thefts Across 47 Stores | Home Depot's CFO Blasts America's ORC Dilemma After Significant Increase | Grocery Store Clerk Shoots and Kills Person After Being Shot in Atlanta, Georgia

After years of efforts and collaboration, the Minnesota Retailers Association’s ORC Definition Bill has passed through the legislative process and was signed by the governor.

The importance of workplace safety is not a new concept, but it has evolved. Here, we dive deep into the results of LPM's Violence in the Workplace Survey.

The goal of this report was to better understand the causes, consequences, and control of ORC throughout the United States at the state level, and the results from the 187 participants more than delivered.

Higher rates of incarceration do not immediately lead to reductions in crime. Any policy change takes time to impact society, especially one as complicated as crime. In this Editor Letter, Stefanie Hoover explains her issue with over-generalizations.

NRF CEO Speaks On the Rise in Retail Crime | Police Search for Shoplifters Accused of Stealing Over $12K from Denver Stores | Burglars Take $70K of Merchandise from LA Shoe Store

CHP Arrests 40 Connections to $150M in Stolen Merchandise | Shoplifter Pulls Knife During Struggle with Home Depot Worker | Tigard Police Make 23 Shoplifting Arrests