This Florida City Is The Worst For Retail Theft In America
You might have seen all the crazy retail theft videos on social media. Retail crime has been on the rise in the U.S. for a while now and some major retailers are closing certain areas because of it. The locations in America especially the ones that are hit the hardest by the organized retail crime include one city in Florida. Some will be obvious but to have Florida on the list is semi-shocking.
Which Florida City Is The Worst For Retail Theft:
The National Retail Federation which is the world’s largest retail trade association said this year is super concerning with the level of theft going up. According to the NRF who just released their analytics reports, “Insights from 177 retail brands, which accounted for $1.6 trillion of annual retail sales in 2022 and represent more than 97,000 retail locations across the U.S.”
In the industry, they call retail loss ‘shrink’ and are reporting a 1.6 % loss. Last year alone it added up to a total loss of $112.1 billion. Surprisingly that’s up from 1.4% in the previous year. The largest part of shrinkage that many retailers are seeing is from products taken during organized shoplifting incidents. You might be thinking, what is organized retail crime? It’s defined as theft activity often with multiple people to illegally obtained merchandise, cash for financial gain. This is the fifth consecutive year that Los Angeles has topped out the list after overtaking New York City in 2018.
The cities most impacted by retail theft last year were:
- Los Angeles, California
- Oakland/San Francisco, California
- Houston, Texas
- New York City, New York
- Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida
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5. Phoenix
The mix of heat and people in Phoenix gives cockroaches a perfect place to roam.
4. Atlanta
Atlanta comes in at number 4 on this list! It is the fourth most roach infested city in the United States.
3. Miami
Miami is the most roach infested city in Florida. It also comes in at #3 as the most roach infested city in the United States.
2. Houston
Houston is the second most roach infested city in the United States. 38 percent of residents have encountered cockroaches at some point.
1. New Orleans
New Orleans is the number one roach invested city in the United States. More than 41 percent of residents have reported seeing cockroaches.
