Shoplifting

[dash_zero]

Just read some US statictics on shoplifting: '27 million people shoplift in our nation today... 10 million people were caught over the past 5 years'.

What I don't get is how so many were caught? Surely it can't be that hard to pocket the goods in a part of the store with no cameras, and remove any tags?

So how come 10 million?

[B00]

Because some are just plain stupid or far too brazen. I work in a Co op and last month a woman, infront of our eyes legged it out the store with a trolley load of nicked shopping. We were gobsmacked!

[dash_zero]

Check out: http://www.shopliftingprevention.org/WhatNASPO ffers/NRC/PublicEducStats.htm

I guess that's around 2 million a year, and maybe most could be stupid /brazen /kids. Probably the ones that use a bit of sense make up a small minority...

[squarebear]

It's in the USA not UK.

I'm more interested in how they know 27 million people shoplift? Surely no-one admits it and if stores know they shoplift, why don't they arrest them?

[bravejordy]

I wonder if those statistics include items nicked by the staff themselves?

[dash_zero]

Like i said at the start, 'US statistics'. No, i don't think employee theft is included -but it would be a comparable figure in terms of value stolen.

Yeah, would be interesting to know what there reasoning was behind that 27 million estimate.

Still, the subject of how, in general, someone using a bit of common sense could get caught is one that interests me...