40% Decrease in Shoplifting from ACCESS Taskforce -Collaboration with Local Law
Enforcement, Government Officials, and Retailers
Greater collaboration led to a reduction in
weapons violations, burglary, trespassing, and disorderly conduct, across two
cities
AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Aug. 23, 2023 --
LiveView Technologies (LVT),
a leader in intelligent safety and security ecosystems, today announced the
results of a 1-year initiative with the police departments, municipalities,
and retailers in Opelika, AL and Paducah, KY. Named the Alliance of Companies
and Communities to Enhance Safety and Security (ACCESS) Taskforce, the
initiative saw a substantial decrease in shoplifting, weapons violations,
property crime, and trespassing.
Overview and analysis of the study was performed by an independent organization,
the Loss Prevention Research
Council (LPRC). In total, 49 LVT Units were deployed across the two cities,
32 in Paducah and 17 in Opelika. In collaboration with the local police
departments and major retail companies, units were placed in major shopping
centers and higher crime locations. A list of retail partners can be found at
LVT.com/access. The
results are as follows:
Results from Opelika, Alabama:
LVT contributed to a:
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40% decrease in shoplifting
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The previous year saw a 20% increase in shoplifting
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31% decrease in disorderly conduct
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20% decrease in property crime
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10% reduction in overall crime in the city
Results from Paducah, Kentucky:
LVT contributed to a:
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73% reduction in weapons violations
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54% decrease in burglary/breaking and entering
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45% decrease in trespassing
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21% decrease in property crime
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13% reduction in overall crime in the city
For more information on how LVT quickly and easily secures any physical
environment using intelligent automation and actionable insights for industries
like retail, transportation, critical infrastructure, emergency services and
more—visit www.LVT.com.
Methodology
Police departments provided more than a year's worth of service call data to
support researchers in analyzing shifts in criminal incidents pre- and
post-placement of LVT Units near stores. These changes were further investigated
by tallying incident numbers within uniform grid cells established for both
cities. Through general linear regression models, statistically significant
differences for specific types of incidents were revealed between locations with
and without LVT Units. To explore changes in incident distribution across the
cities over time, the Getis-Ord Gi* and Moran’s I spatial statistical tests were
employed.
About LVT
LiveView Technologies (LVT) is an enterprise SaaS and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
solution for remote live video, safety surveillance, IoT, and analytics
gathering, processing, and delivery. LVT is trusted by some of the largest and
most well-known organizations in the world, including companies in retail,
emergency services, critical infrastructure, and more to keep their properties
safe. For more information, visit
www.LVT.com.
For a full copy of the study, visit
LVT.com/ACCESS
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