Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

NRF’s Fight Retail Crime Day returns today, October 24, to mobilize the retail community to advocate for effective solutions in combating crime.

With some great cases to discuss and successful ORC partnerships in play, join us on Thursday October 24th from 2 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time to catch up on all the action from these ORC all-stars!

The laws will take effect on January 1, 2025, except for AB 1972, which took effect immediately on August 16, 2024. 

Shoplifters Gone Wild | 3 Masked Gunmen Open Fire on Clothing Store, Killing Employee | Feds Take Down Violent California Robbery Crew Amid 6-Week Crime Spree

NRF Pulls Shrink Report, Reevaluates Tools for Tracking Theft | Flash Mob Suspects Charged in Robbery of Topanga Mall | Nordstrom CEO Says Settle Area Has the Most Retail Theft

Successful organized retail crime associations are typically independent, multi-jurisdictional, customer-centric, and a recognized non-profit to be best positioned to lead the public/private partnership and combat ORC.

It is important for retailers, solution providers, policymakers, and the public to understand which products are most likely to be targeted by ORC groups—learn more in this article!

Police Say H-E-B Security Guard Shot Armed Shoplifters in Self-Defense | Seattle Leaders Discuss ORC at Public Safety Summit | Parents Turn in Their Teen Children to Police after LA Flash Mob Robberies

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, we have provided a glimpse into just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of September, 2024.

A new form of theft has developed over the last several years, bringing the transportation world to its knees and taking its toll on retailers: strategic cargo theft. Read more in this article from cargo transportation expert John Tabor.