Communication, Partnering With Police Drive Down Jewelry Industry Thefts

The jewelry industry experienced a 14.7 percent decline in crimes, according to the 2015 Annual Crime Report released by the Jewelers’ Security Alliance.

The total number of crimes against the industry decreased from 1,381 in 2014 to 1,177 in 2015. Total dollar losses also decreased from $77.8 million in 2014 to $69.3 million in 2015, a decrease of 10.9 percent.

The states with the most robberies in 2015 were California, Texas, Florida and New York.

The most active robbery month was January and the least active was November. Robberies generally occur early in the day, between 10:00 am and noon.

Smash and grabs most often occurred in shopping malls.

Other highlights from the report include:

Source: JSA