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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
2019 Mid-Year & Q2 ORC Report

Most Mid-Year Cases Ever Reported - Up 10% Over '18
Average Dollar Amount Up 42% Since 2018 - Highest Since '14
California & Florida Top States

Mid-Year ORC Case Comparison - Up 10% Over '18

Q2 ORC Case Comparison - Up 6% Over '18

Mid-Year ORC Cases by Total & Average Dollar Amount

Year	$ Amount Reported	Average $ Amount
2014	$552,924,441 (Pre-EMV roll-out)	$295,271
2015	$403,680,331 (Pre-EMV roll-out)	$105,611
2016	$438,219,571	$50,091
2017	$213,775,372	$64,565
2018	$109,146,135	$86,392
2019	$101,238,967	$122,713

• 42% increase over 2018
• Average Case Values: Ranged from $50,091 to a high of $295,271.
• 2016 to present represents post EMV

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

The following high-dollar counterfeit credit card cases where excluded in the average calculations:
• Two $200M cc fraud cases on May 14 & June 20, 2014
• One $325M counterfeit case on Jan. 16, 2015
• Two $200M cc fraud cases on Jan. 8 & May 9, 2016
• One $170M cc fraud case on April 19, 2017
• One $51M cc fraud case on May 23, 2018

ORC Cases By Type

Mid-Year 2016
• 62% Theft/Shoplifting
• 10% Credit Card Fraud
• 6% Robbery/Burglary

Full Year 2017*
• 67% Theft/Shoplifting
• 11% Robbery/Burglary
• 6% Employee theft

Mid-Year 2018
• 64% Theft/Shoplifting
• 13% Robbery
• 8% Employee theft

Mid-Year 2019
• 70% Theft/Shoplifting
• 12% Robbery
• 7% Employee theft

*Mid-Year breakdown not available for 2017

Mid-Year ORC Cases by Merchandise Stolen
Electronics & Clothing Most Targeted

Mid-Year by Quarter

Full Year 2017* • Electronics (30%) • Clothing (16%) • Jewelry (15%)	Mid-Year 2018 • Electronics (31.5%) • Clothing (26.5%) • Tools (14.5%)	Mid-Year 2019 • Electronics (22.5%) • Clothing (20.5%) • Tools (13%)
Started tracking merchandise mid-2017 *Other includes antiques, baby formula, books, detergent, fuel, groceries, handbags, instruments, lottery tickets, pet supplies, shoes & eyewear

Mid-Year ORC Suspect Comparison

Mid-Year	Suspects	Male	Female	Unreported	% Male	% Female
2014	1,355	846	493	16	63%	37%
2015	1,719	952	530	237	64%	36%
2016	1,666	864	501	301	63%	37%
2017	1,358	602	419	337	59%	41%
2018	1,598	841	511	246	62%	38%
2019	1,712	842	509	361	62%	38%

ORC Cases by State & City

Top States Mid-Year 2019 1. California (80) 2. Florida (77) 3. Pennsylvania (74) 4. Texas & Illinois (39) 5. Georgia (37)	Top Cities Mid-Year 2019 • Millburn, NJ (9) • Chicago, IL (6) • Philadelphia, PA (6) • Fresno, CA (6) • Macon, GA (6)
Top States Mid-Year 2018 1. California (74) 2. Florida (64) 3. Pennsylvania (51) 4. Illinois (45) 5. New York (40)	Top Cities Mid-Year 2018 1. Tallahassee, FL (8) 2. Houston, TX & Oklahoma City, OK (7) 3. Memphis, TN & Chicago, IL (6) 4. Charlotte, NC, Detroit, MI & Lexington, KY (5) 5. Seattle, WA, Pittsburg, PA & Los Angeles, CA (4)
Top States in 2017 1. California (88) 2. Florida (82) 3. Pennsylvania (68) 4. Texas (59) 5. Illinois (54)	Top Cities in 2017 1. Houston, TX & Millburn, NJ (9) 2. Memphis, TN & Columbus, OH (8) 3. Louisville, KY & Lexington, KY (7) 4. Polk County, FL (6) 5. Oklahoma City, OK (6)
Top States for 2016 1. Florida (116) 2. California (112) 3. Pennsylvania (111) 4. Texas (96) 5. New York (88)	Top States for 2015 1. Florida (116) 2. Pennsylvania (76) 3. Texas (75) 4. California (73) 5. New York (65)
*The Daily started tracking city data in May 2017

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