Los Angeles was selected as the city with the highest number of organized theft crimes in the country.
As a result of the National Retail Federation surveying 177 brands across the country and analyzing organized theft crimes by city, L.A. City was selected as the city with the most victims of organized theft crimes in the country this year.
As a result, Los Angeles has earned the stigma of being the city with the highest number of organized theft crimes in the country for the past five consecutive years.
Following Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area has maintained its second place as the city with the most organized theft crimes for three years.
It was found that Houston, New York, and Seattle were followed by the most organized theft crimes.
According to the National Retail Federation report released on the 26th, the amount of in-store product loss among surveyed retail stores last year due to organized theft was 1.6 percent, an increase from 1.4 percent a year ago. The amount has increased by $18.2 billion.
The National Retail Federation explained that the level of theft and violence targeting retail establishments is reaching unprecedented levels, causing a major blow to the retail industry.
Because the damage caused by organized theft is not limited to famous brands nationwide, all large and small businesses in the United States are suffering damage.
Recently, flash mob-style organized thefts have occurred one after another in areas of Los Angeles, with the Americana Mall in Glendale, Macy’s, and Nordstrom suffering damage. Their crimes were caught on video and released to the public, causing harm to shopping mall employees and customers. Safety issues are also being raised.
In Los Angeles, to respond to the damage caused by gang thieves, a task force has been formed to intensively crack down and investigate organized thefts and efforts are being made to apprehend suspects. However, residents are concerned that greatly strengthened crackdowns and punishments for gang thieves are urgently needed. The voice is high.