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Organized Retail Crime Associations: The Complete List

The number of organized retail crime associations (ORCAs) has grown steadily in recent years, with a primary emphasis on assisting law enforcement, retail investigators, and prosecutors with the identification, investigation, and prosecution of those involved in organized retail crime.

In response to the scope and severity of organized retail crime concerns across the country, there has been an increased effort on the part of retailers and law enforcement agencies to share information regarding organized retail crime at the local, state, and regional levels.

Organized retail crime associations have helped provide that vehicle, opening doors to improve legislation, enhance investigations, and build cooperative relationships in the battle against organized retail crime.

Organized retail crime involves the association of two or more individuals engaged in illegally obtaining retail merchandise, data, and/or other resources in substantial quantities through both theft and fraud as part of an unlawful commercial enterprise. The primary objective of these professional crime rings is to steal for the purpose of turning retail products into financial gain rather than personal use. With the global reach of technology these goals have only continued to expand, and can impact almost every resource within the retail enterprise.

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The objectives of organized retail crime associations could include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing a web-based platform for organized retail crime information and intelligence-sharing between retail investigators and law enforcement
  • Facilitating meetings, seminars, webinars, and conferences specific to ORC-related topics
  • Providing a forum for networking and collaboration between retailers, law enforcement, and other partners involved in combatting ORC-related issues at the local, regional, and national levels
  • Supporting law enforcement, retail investigators, and prosecutors by providing continuing education through various training opportunities
  • Educating the general public on organized retail crime issues, to include victim prevention, response, and awareness.

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 organized retail crime.

With a primary mission to communicate effectively, work together, and share resources, ORCAs need to cultivate good partnerships, high levels of cooperation, and a strong commitment from everyone involved in order to be most effective.

To learn more about these organized retail crime associations and the role they play in supporting the retail loss prevention industry and the law enforcement community, contact those found in your area from the list below:

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Alaska Organized Retail Crime Alliance (AKORCA)
https://akorca.org/

Alert Mid-South Tennessee-Alabama-Mississippi Organized Retail Crime Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/people/ALERT-MidSouth/100079448721953/

Arizona Organized Retail Crime Association (AZORCA)
https://www.arizonaorca.org/

Arkansas Organized Retail Crime Association (AORCA)
https://aorca.org/

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California Organized Retail Crimes Association (CAL-ORCA)
https://cal-orca.org/

Click here to watch a video and learn more about CAL-ORCA

Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA)
https://corca.org/
919-832-0811

Click here to watch a video and learn more about CORCA

Central New York Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CNYORCA)
CNY Organized Retail Crime Alliance | Rome PD

Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR)
https://www.clearusa.org/
954-410-8760

Collier County Organized Retail Theft Association (Florida)
http://www.ccorta.org/
239-252-9300

Colorado Organized Retail Crime Alliance (COORCA)
https://www.coorca.org/
720-606-9296

Cook County (Illinois) Regional Organized Crime Task Force (CCROC)
https://ccroc.org/

Click here to watch a video and learn more about CCROC

Florida Organized Retail Crime Exchange (T-Force)
http://frf.org/

Florida Law Enforcement Property Recovery Unit (FLEPRU)
https://www.flepru.org

Georgia Retailers Organized Crime Alliance (GROC)
https://georgiaroc.org/

Click here to watch a video and learn more about GROC

Hawaii Organized Retail Crime Alliance (HIORCA)
http://www.hiorca.org/

Indiana Regional Organized Crime Coalition (INDIANAROC)
http://www.indianaroc.org/

Kentucky Organized Retail Crime Association (KYORCA)
https://kyorca.org/

Louisiana-Arkansas-Mississippi-Alabama Organized Retail Crime Alliance (LAMAORCA)
https://www.laretail.org/lama-orca

Loss Prevention Organization of the Caribbean
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6951593/

METRORCA – NY, NJ, PA Metro Area Organized Retail Crime Alliance
https://metrorca.org/

Michigan Regional Organized Retail Crime Association (MIORCA)
http://www.mi-orca.org
586-353-1153 x 3858

Mid-Atlantic Organized Retail Crime Alliance (MAORCA)
https://maorca.org/

Midwest Organized Retail Crime Association (MWORCA) Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas-South Dakota
https://www.nebraskaretail.com/mworca/

Minnesota Organized Retail Crime Association (MNORCA)
https://www.mnorca.com/

Montana Organized Retail Crime Alliance (MTORCA)
https://mtorca.org/

National Anti-Organized Retail Crime Association (NAORCA)
http://naorca.org/

Nevada Organized Retail Crime Alliance
https://www.nvorca.org/
775-353-2299

New England Organized Retail Crime Alliance (NEORCA)
https://www.retailersma.org/neorca

New Mexico Organized Retail Crime Association (NMORCA)
https://www.nmchamber.org/nmorca/

Click here to watch a video and learn more about NMORCA

Northern California Organized Retail Crime Association (NCORCA)
https://www.roseville.ca.us/government/departments/police_department/business_services/retail_crime_association 

Ohio Regional Organized Crime Coalition (OROCC)
https://orocc.org/

Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Association (OKORCA)
https://okorca.com

Organized Retail Crime Association of Idaho (ORCAID)
https://www.orcaid.org/

Organized Retail Crime Association of Oregon (ORCAOR)
https://orcaor.org

Click here to learn more about ORCAOR

San Diego Organized Retail Crime Alliance (SDORCA)
https://sdorca.org

Tennessee Organized Retail Crime Alliance (TNORCA)
https://www.tnorca.org

Texas Organized Retail Crime Association (TEXASORCA)
https://www.txorca.org/

Click here to watch a video and learn more about TEXASORCA

Upstate New York Organized Retail Crime Association
https://nyorca.org

Utah Organized Retail Crime Association (UTORCA)
https://www.utorca.org/

Washington Organized Retail Crime Association (WAORCA)
https://waorca.org/

Wisconsin Organized Retail Crime Association
https://www.wiorca.org/ 

 

Government Offices

United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations
https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/homeland-security-investigations

Click here to learn more about the role of Homeland Security Investigations in fighting ORC

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
https://www.fbi.gov/

United States Secret Service
https://www.secretservice.gov/

United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
https://www.ice.gov/about

United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
https://www.dea.gov/index.shtml

United States Postal Inspection Service
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/

LP Magazine has taken every care to ensure that this list is accurate and comprehensive, but of course omissions and/or errors are always possible. If your organization or association is not listed, or if it includes outdated contact information, please reach out to us via the Contact Us form on the site. This post is updated regularly.

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