According to a recent study conducted by the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, retail theft may be growing at a greater rate than most would guess. It is estimated that there are 27 million shoplifters operating in the United States today – a number that breaks down to about one out of every 11 shoppers. The cost to the retail industry is approaching $50 billion per year according to a recent NRF Survey.
To impact the world of retail theft, store owners and loss prevention managers must provide key information to their law enforcement agency and other store owners that can help detect retail crime patterns, identify potential shoplifters, and inform of criminal MO’s. This requires an effective public/private partnership between the retail industry and law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, county, tribal, and local level.
BulletinWizard by SmartForce™ for Retail Theft
The BulletinWizard by SmartForce™ for Retail Theft helps curb retail theft and improve community safety by providing store owners and loss prevention managers a way to communicate crime related information within their desired retail networks, including and importantly, their local law enforcement agency.
The major benefit of the solution comes by way of the Retailer Crime Bulletin Board, a common bulletin board with secure group sharing functionality that makes the sharing of retail crime related information to their local law enforcement agency quick and more efficient.
With the BulletinWizard by SmartForce™ for Retail Theft, you maintain superior visibility over:
- People who have attempted to steal, or those who you believe have stolen.
- The specific type of property, goods or other assets that were targeted and stolen.
- Check or credit card fraud.
- Information about any attempts made to identify these people.
As mentioned, it is also possible to use the solution to identify certain trends and patterns as they develop in real-time – many of which would have previously gone undiscovered. You can see repeat offenders and how often they target a location, or which “hot ticket” items are the most common theft targets so retailers can make better and more informed decisions on how to protect their property. Our retail partners will also be pleased to know that a direct connection with their local police department can be included in the cost of their subscription.
Law Enforcement: How to get started for FREE
This public private partnership is made possible by retailers and Adventos and is FREE to Law Enforcement.
To enroll in the program, email chris.arvayo@adventos.com or call 480-371-5956 with your name, title, and agency name.
Law Enforcement eligibility will be validated. Once validated you will be granted read-only access to the secure and CJIS compliant BulletinWizard by SmartForce™ for Retail Theft so you can begin taking a pro-active approach to reducing retail theft and increasing your agency’s community oriented policing efforts.
