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Bay Area innovator stops shoplifting, gives shoppers power to open padlocked shelves (www.nbcbayarea.com)

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Bay Area innovator stops shoplifting, gives shoppers power to open padlocked shelves::New technology coming to stores could stop theft and ease customer access.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

In the first half of 2023, shoplifting reports were 16% higher than the first half of 2019. New York City saw a 44% increase in shoplifting complaints between 2021 and 2022. New York and Los Angeles saw the largest increases in shoplifting from 2019 to 2023, with more than 60% increases.

lol ok

you think they are just locking stuff up for fun?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://counciloncj.org/is-shoplifting-up-or-down/

And yet the comment I replied to was "They fixed a problem that wasn’t real".

Incredibly scientific and thoroughly sourced lol.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wow, those percentages are large numbers. Except a 50% increase starting at .01 crimes a day ends up being only .015 crimes a day. So maybe some additional context can be helpful to know if the problem is rampant or just a tiny problem in some cities becoming a slightly bigger tiny problem.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/business/crime-spree-retailers-are-actually-overstating-the-extent-of-theft-report-says/index.html