Shoplifting and Employee Theft in America

THE INSIDE JOB SHOPLIFTING & EMPLOYEE THEFT in AMERICA 24 OF THE LARGEST RETAIL COMPANIES WERE SURVEYED $6 billion stolen by shoplifters and employees in 2011 *About 19% of total retail loss EMPLOYEE THEFT SHOPLIFTING Over $47 million was recovered from employee apprehensions in 2011 Over $113 million was recovered from shoplifters in 2011 క 5.6% from 2010 13.9% from 2010 71,505 dishonest employees were apprehended in 2011 1,005,003 shoplifters were apprehended in 2011 3.3% from 2010 5.8% from 2010 1 in every 36 employees were apprehended for theft from their employer in 2011 $21K-$28K stolen PER MINUTE by shoplifters that's the cost of a NEW FORD FUSION! AMOUNT STOLEN BY EMPLOYEES AMOUNT STOLEN BY SHOPLIFTERS On a per case average, dishonest employees steal $665.70 or 5.9 times the amount stolen by shoplifters www.2mcctv.com (1-877-926-2288) Copyright 2012 Source: Annual Retail Theft Survey Conducted by Jack L. Hayes International