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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
2018 Q3 ORC Report

 Q3 Case Total Up 22% Since '17
Average Dollar Amount In Q3 Up 54% Since '16
Most Female Q3 Suspects Ever Recorded
Year-to-Date (Q1-Q3) ORC Case Comparison - Up 15% Over '17

Q3 ORC Case Comparison - Up 22% Over '17


 


Q3 ORC Cases by Total & Average Dollar Amount
 

Year (Q3) $ Amount Reported Average $ Amount
2014 $102,678,607 (Pre-EMV roll-out) $218,254
2015 $56,272,683 (Pre-EMV roll-out) $162,169
2016 $26,731,252 $60,615
2017 $52,156,035 $156,155
2018 $38,147,479 $93,270


• 54% increase over Q3 2016
 • Average Case Values: Ranged from $60,615 to a high of $218,254.
• 2016 to present represents post-EMV

Special note: 2014 and 2015 amounts reflect the pre-EMV roll-out and a larger amount of big counterfeit credit card cases.

The following high-dollar counterfeit credit card case was excluded in the average calculations:
• One $30M cc fraud case on Sept. 26, 2014

 


ORC Cases By Type

 
 

Top three ranking remained consistent in Q1 2018 and Q2/Mid-Year 2018:
 • 64%: Shoplifting/Theft
 • 11%: Robbery/Burglary
 • 9%: Employee theft
 


Quarterly ORC Cases by Merchandise Stolen


Electronics and clothing also top two in the 2017 ORC Report and Q2/Mid-Year 2018 ORC Report.
 


Q3 ORC Suspect Comparison
 

Q3 Suspects Male Female Unreported % Male % Female
2014 859 477 296 86 62% 38%
2015 845 417 258 170 62% 38%
2016 918 464 280 174 62% 38%
2017 755 351 226 178 61% 39%
2018 889 415 317 157 57% 43%

Most female suspects ever recorded in publicly reported Q3 data.
 


ORC Cases by State & City

Top States Q3 2018
 1. California (48)
2. Florida (45)
3. Texas (30)
4. Pennsylvania (27)
5. Illinois (21)

Nearly identical when compared to...

 Top States in 2017
 1. California (88)
2. Florida (82)
3. Pennsylvania (68)
4. Texas (59)
5. Illinois (54)

Top Cities Q3 2018
 1. Detroit, MI (6)
2. Polk County, FL (5)
3. Miami, FL (4)
4. San Antonio, TX (4)
5. Racine, WI; Pasco County, FL; Fresno, CA; Dayton, OH; Cape Coral, FL; Albuquerque, NM (3)

Top Cities in 2017
 1. Houston, TX & Milburn, NJ (9)
2. Memphis, TN & Columbus, OH (8)
3. Louisville, KY & Lexington, KY (7)
4. Polk County, FL (6)
5. Oklahoma City, OK (6)
 


*The Daily started tracking city data in May 2017
 


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