WalMart Crime
When you think of WalMart, do you typically think of crime?
Just Google 'WalMart crime' and you'll pull up a number of website and stories with crimes that have occurred in and around Walmart.
Here is a screenshot of a SpotCrime crime list of a few WalMart crimes
Scary? Or typical?
To put things in perspective, there are about 629 WalMarts and 3,029 super-center Walmarts in the US today. Each WalMart employs about 225-350 associates and the size of the average store is approximately 108,000-185,000 square feet. If you were to place all of the WalMarts in the US in one city, it would cover about 22 square miles (that's not even not including parking lots) a size equivalent to cities like Longmont, CO and Madera, CA. However, the employee population of the WalMart city would much larger than Longmont or Madera, it would be approximately 1, 201,675 people - about the same size as Dallas, TX or San Diego, CA - and that doesn't include the customers!
Each WalMart is like a little city of it's own and with no residential areas (and no community watch) in the Walmart city, crimes like robberies, thefts, and assaults are bound to happen and happen often.
So, don't be afraid to visit your local Walmart, just be aware and prepared. Check out the WalMart website for any recent scams - like the recent Walmart text message gift card scam or Mystery Shopper scam. And make sure to check out your local SpotCrime map before traveling to see if the area is safe.
And make sure to avoid the People of Walmart...
Stay Safe!
Just Google 'WalMart crime' and you'll pull up a number of website and stories with crimes that have occurred in and around Walmart.
Here is a screenshot of a SpotCrime crime list of a few WalMart crimes
Scary? Or typical?
To put things in perspective, there are about 629 WalMarts and 3,029 super-center Walmarts in the US today. Each WalMart employs about 225-350 associates and the size of the average store is approximately 108,000-185,000 square feet. If you were to place all of the WalMarts in the US in one city, it would cover about 22 square miles (that's not even not including parking lots) a size equivalent to cities like Longmont, CO and Madera, CA. However, the employee population of the WalMart city would much larger than Longmont or Madera, it would be approximately 1, 201,675 people - about the same size as Dallas, TX or San Diego, CA - and that doesn't include the customers!
Each WalMart is like a little city of it's own and with no residential areas (and no community watch) in the Walmart city, crimes like robberies, thefts, and assaults are bound to happen and happen often.
So, don't be afraid to visit your local Walmart, just be aware and prepared. Check out the WalMart website for any recent scams - like the recent Walmart text message gift card scam or Mystery Shopper scam. And make sure to check out your local SpotCrime map before traveling to see if the area is safe.
And make sure to avoid the People of Walmart...
Stay Safe!
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