In 2023, about 40 percent of surveyed retail brands in the United States said their employees were not authorized to stop or apprehend shoplifters in their stores. Just under 60 percent of brands surveyed said they had loss prevention and asset protection personnel for such scenarios.
Who can stop or apprehend shoplifters in your locations?
retail brands covering 28 different retail sectors
Supplementary notes
The source notes that not all retailers have in-store loss prevention resources or utilize outside security/law enforcement in all or any locations and may
result in less than 100 percent of retailers responding to this question.
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National Retail Federation. (September 26, 2023). Who can stop or apprehend shoplifters in your locations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455843/bodies-that-can-stop-or-apprehend-shoplifters-usa/
National Retail Federation. "Who can stop or apprehend shoplifters in your locations?." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455843/bodies-that-can-stop-or-apprehend-shoplifters-usa/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Who can stop or apprehend shoplifters in your locations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455843/bodies-that-can-stop-or-apprehend-shoplifters-usa/
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Who can stop or apprehend shoplifters in your locations? [Graph], National Retail Federation, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455843/bodies-that-can-stop-or-apprehend-shoplifters-usa/
