10/06/2023: What the New Statistics Say About Crime in America
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, we delve into a topic that has increasingly captured headlines and public concern: the escalating rates of crime in America, specifically in the retail sector. Often referred to as "shrink" in retail parlance, this category includes crimes like shoplifting, employee theft, and organized retail crime. We examine the underlying causes and look at possible solutions. Stick around as we also provide updates on the ongoing issue of illegal migration and share some news regarding the future of The Wright Report's accessibility.
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| 0:00.0 | It's October 6th, I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The |
| 0:07.6 | Right Report. |
| 0:10.0 | Hey, good day to you ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:18.2 | Welcome to The Right Report, your daily news podcast. |
| 0:21.5 | I've got a special brief for you this morning that is shaping America and the world. |
| 0:26.9 | For the past few years, you've probably seen the headlines about skyrocketing crime rates |
| 0:31.0 | in America, whether they be for murders or car jackings, to most especially retail crimes, |
| 0:36.5 | like shoplifting. |
| 0:37.9 | In the world of retail, they call this shrink, the loss of goods due to things like employees, |
| 0:42.7 | stealing stuff, or outside groups of people that rush in, pick a load of items, and then |
| 0:47.4 | usually resell that stuff on websites like eBay or Amazon. |
| 0:51.4 | Well, today we are going to dive into this issue of crime in general, but retail crime |
| 0:56.2 | in particular, exploring how bad it is and ultimately, what's causing it? |
| 1:01.8 | Because if we can identify the cause, we can come up with solutions, which is great. |
| 1:05.9 | If I can offer you a tease, I have a cause for this crime, two causes, actually, that's |
| 1:11.1 | coming up. |
| 1:12.1 | Later, we close out the podcast with a quick update on illegal migration, plus details |
| 1:17.1 | on whether or not the right report will go behind a paywall. |
| 1:21.4 | But first, let's get to our special report of the morning. |
| 1:25.0 | About a week ago, the retailer Target made some news. |
| 1:27.4 | They announced that they were shutting down nine of their stores in New York, California, |
| 1:32.5 | Washington, state, and Oregon, because of rampant crime. |
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