Mapping Crime Around Retail Crime Giant Walmart
Police agencies around the country are giving hefty fines to retail giant Walmart for excessive calls for service to the retail locations. Calls range for anything from, s hoplifting, k idnappings, f ights, m eth labs, and of course Black Friday maddness . There are over 4,000 Walmart stores in the US alone with thousands of visitors a day. Some Walmarts are even open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This presents a huge window of opportunity for crime to happen at a much higher rate than your local supermarket. Add in the cost cutting efforts Walmart is known for in order to keep prices low and you have even more reasons crime is so easy at Walmart . Hiring less employees means sub par loss prevention efforts. And, employees with low wages may not feel like they get paid enough to put themselves in a position to stop a shoplifter. The fines could cause Walmart to institute better LP efforts by hiring more employees, install better cameras and anti-theft devices on produc...