Part 2: Is Retail Crime Out of Control?

In Part 1 of this series, we presented the latest crime statistics including the pandemic impact and the recent trends on increased violence.   

In this final Part 2, we profile the criminals and their preferences. We explore retail crime scenarios with inflation and a potential recession. Finally, we summarize my thoughts (and yours) on whether retail crime is out of control and what we can do about it. The introductory picture is a big hint on the key answers.

The Who, What, and When in Retail Theft

From QuerySprout, let’s start by profiling retail criminals:

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