Retail Crime

Cop Faces Murder Charge in Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman Accused of Shoplifting | Dept. of Labor Cites Circle K for Safety Violation after Gunmen Shoot Cashier | 8-Year-Old Girl Beats Robber with Baseball Bat at Liquor Store

The package is now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, and while he said he plans on signing them quickly, his office has not indicated when exactly he will sign them.

UK Retail Staff Fearing for Their Safety Following Looting and Vandalism | California Democrats Push Retail Theft Reduction Bill to Counter Prop. 47 Reform | Burglars Tunnel Through Walls of Multiple Stores to Take $1.5M in Jewelry

This report examines the LPRC's new crime control framework: Affect, Connect, and Detect. It specifically details the Affect component, aimed at preventing antisocial behavior in retail settings.

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the organized retail crime problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of July.

23 percent of Americans have shoplifted, according to the latest LendingTree survey of 2,000 US consumers—and 90 percent of recent shoplifters say they were motivated to do so because of inflation and the current economy.

In the coming weeks, ORCAs across the country will be holding their annual conferences, which provide tremendous training and awareness opportunities, networking, and investigative support for retailers, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors.

Smash-and-Grab Robbers Coordinated Crimes on Social Media, 8 Culprits Now Face Prison | Security Guard Dies after Las Vegas Supermarket Shooting | Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America

A recent study from City, University of London looks at whether income inequality affects people's decision to buy counterfeit luxury goods and how perceptions influence this choice. Read more here!

For the past three years, the LPRC has compiled a database of shrink, incidents, and security measures as part of its American Retail Crime, Shrink, and Security (ARCSS) initiative. See results in this article!