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 21st Annual Retail Theft Survey reports on over 832,000 shoplifting apprehensions taking place in just 22 large retail companies representing 19,151 stores with combined 2008 annual sales in excess of $571 billion. Some shoplifter-related highlights from this survey are:
  • Apprehensions: Survey participants apprehended 832,106 shoplifters in 2008, an increase of 7.65% from the prior year.

  • Recoveries: Dollars recovered from shoplifting apprehensions totaled over $113 million in 2008, an incredible 30.24% increase over 2007. This was the 8th straight year in which shoplifting recoveries increased.

  • For the 12th consecutive year, dollars recovered from shoplifters where no apprehension was made ($37,273,037) increased. In 2008, this increase was 9.08%.

  • Case Value: The average shoplifting case value in 2008 was $135.81, which was a substantial increase of 20.99% from 2007’s average case value.
SHOPLIFTING Difference
  2007 2008 #/$ Pct.
Apprehensions 772,982 832,106 59,124 7.65%
Recoveries $86,769,861 $113,009,555 $26,239,694 30.24%
Avg. Case Value $112.25 $135.81 $23.56 20.99%
Hours Per Apprehension*
(*9 companies reporting)		 70.96 60.37   (14.92%)
Recoveries
(No Apprehensions Made)		 $34,171,515 $37,273,037 $3,101,522 9.08%
 

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