David shares how thieves recently tried to smash and grab his luggage from his car while he was still inside it. He then explores property crime trends, whether they are increasing or decreasing, and why.
Topics covered include:
- How thieves have stolen luggage from the same gas station multiple times per day
- What have property crime rates been in the U.S. over the past few decades and since the end of the pandemic
- What are reasons property crime rises and falls
- What is inventory shrink and how is it impacting retailers
- What can we do to reduce the risk of being a crime victim
Show Notes
Chevron Oakland Hegenberger Rd—Yelp
Reported property crime rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021—Statista
Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities: Year-End 2022 Update—Council on Criminal Justice
CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS NATIONWIDE SURGE ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT—Cision PR Newswire
OAKLAND NAACP CALLS ON POLITICIANS TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIMINALS—California Policy Center
What Caused the Crime Decline? by Lauren-Brooke Eisen—Brennan Center for Justice
What’s Behind All This ‘Shrink’? by Jordyn Holman—The New York Times
Retail Theft Costs US Merchants Like Walmart and Target $100 Billion a Year—PYMNTS
Retailers battle nearly $100 billion in shrink by Jason Straczewski—National Retail Federation
2022 Retail Security Survey—National Retail Federation
US Retail Workers Are Fed Up and Quitting at Record Rates by Devin Leonard and Diana Bravo—Bloomberg
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