SHOPLIFTING

  • Total retail losses are approximately $37 billion annually (based on the University of Florida survey)

  • Shoplifting is conservatively estimated to account for 30% - 40% of total retail shrink/losses. (Both University of Florida and Hayes International surveys)

  • Average shoplifting case for all types of retail is approximately $50.00 (Based upon data taken from various surveys)
Therefore, Hayes International estimates the following number of theft incidents and dollars lost to shoplifters:

Time Frame Dollars Incidents
Annually $11 - $15 Billion
($11.22 - $14.96 Billion)		 225 - 300 Million
(224.4 - 299.2 million)
Daily (365 days) $31 - $41 Million
($30,739,700 - $40,986,300)		 615,000 – 820,000
(614,795 – 819,726)
Hours (24) $1.3 - $1.7 Million
($1,280,821 - $1,707,762)		 25,000 - 34,000
(25,616 – 34,155)
Per Minute (60) $21,000 - $28,500
($21,347 - $28,463)		 425 - 570
(426.9 – 569.3)

SHOPLIFTING APPREHENSIONS SURVEY

Hayes International's 20th Annual Retail Theft Survey reports on over 620,000 shoplifting apprehensions taking place in just 24 large retail companies representing 19,151 stores with combined 2007 annual sales in excess of $689 billion. Some shoplifter-related highlights from this survey are:
  • In 2007, survey participants apprehended 626,314 shoplifters, a substantial increase of 9.16% from the prior year.

  • For the 7th straight year, dollars recovered from shoplifting apprehensions increased. In 2007, dollar recoveries were in excess of $83.2 million, an increase of 7.69% over 2006’s recovery dollars.

  • For the 11th consecutive year, dollars recovered from shoplifters where no apprehension was made ($30,531,116) increased. In 2007, this increase was 15.09%.

  • The average shoplifting case value in 2007 was $132.91, which was a slight decrease of 1.34% from 2006’s average case value ($134.72).
SHOPLIFTING Difference
  2006 2007 #/$ Pct.
Apprehensions 573,769 626,314 52,545 9.16%
Recoveries $77,299,608 $83,245,923 $5,946,315 7.69%
Avg. Case Value $134.72 $132.91 ($ 1.81) (1.34%)
Hours Per Apprehension*
(*11 companies reporting)		 70.84 70.75   (0.13%)
Recoveries
(No Apprehensions Made)		 $26,528,990 $30,531,116 $4,002,126 15.09%
 

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