Chicago among worst areas of the country for retail theft, industry group says

(The Center Square) — A new National Retail Federation study finds that Chicago now ranks among the worst cities in the country for retail thefts at a time when robberies have also skyrocketed across the region. 

With retail theft numbers in big cities from Los Angeles to New York and Atlanta on the upswing, researchers say that retail crime is now sharply on the rise across the country, costing businesses that took part in the Retail Security Survey upwards of $112 billion in losses in 2022. Most of that comes in the area of external thefts, which include merchandise lifted by organized theft rings.

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