Grog theft monster puts staff, customers in firing line
Liquor retailers are faced with the results of a long -term increase in alcohol theft, and half of all stores declare security events every week.
Retail thefts in NSW have increased by five percent in the last two years and alcohol is the most commonly stolen items.
The data obtained from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research of the state showed that retail thefts increased by 30 percent in a decade and stolen alcohol -containing events increased by more than 140 percent.
He supported what the data sees the sector, Michael Waters, General Manager of Australia.
AAP, “Retail Liquor stores, product theft of the most seriously and personnel to the oral and physical abuse of an increasing crime, aggression and security concerns are faced.”
“We know that the retail liquor stores are targeted by criminals in a disproportionate manner due to the relatively high value of the products, ease of portability and ease of sale or re -sale.”
Waters said that approximately 50 percent of store owners and staff experienced safety incidents per week or more frequently.
“It makes it difficult to hire and hold good people who should face so many situations that face such situations every day,” he said.
The Endeavor group, the owner of BWS and Dan Murphy’s, said that he has invested in a series of security measures to protect staff and customers and deterre theft.
These include automatic locking doors and lockable cabinets for high -level products, the attempt of cameras with AI -featured body, and increasing investment in physical security.
Retail thefts containing alcohol in NSW rose from 2910 to 7003 at 2015/16 to 7003 – an increase of 141 percent in decade.
It represents an increase from eight to 19 events per day.
Bocsar Executive Director Jackie Fitzgerald said, “Thieves tend to target high valuable souls such as whiskey and bourbon.” He said.
“The average value of the stolen liquor is $ 102 and reflects an open choice for premium products.”
After liquor, clothing and shoes were the most retail theft, and the third is food.
Police blamed people in 40 percent of the theft of retail.
Most of them were adults, one of the seven years of age is between 10 and 17.
In a high -profile incident in April, 71 -year -old grocery store Linford Feick was killed outside his store in Darwin after faced a store allegedly in a shop.
A 18 -year -old child was accused of the murder.
