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USA: Shoplifting Has Increased 93% Since 2019; 45 % of Shoplifters are Stealing Food (medium.com)

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[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe if we consider accidents. I don't really understand how they can even measure this in the first place, maybe a poll but that's very unreliable methodology and sample monitoring would need a crazy large N.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's probably just based off of normal shrinkage metrics that stores already collect anyway. If you could get target, Walmart, and Costco to give you their data, that'd be thousands of stores.

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean they can tell you item counts missing and total value, but how are they counting percentage of patrons? Unless you are extrapolating from catching people and assuming some likelihood of being caught...

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idk man, I'm just spit balling.

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oop I meant they are not you are, but yeah, who knows