Organized Retail Crime (ORC) continues to negatively impact businesses of all sizes, across the country. Troubling statistics regarding ORC include: 

• Surveyed retailers experienced a 90% increase in dollar loss from shoplifting in recent years
• 76% of retailers report that ORC theft has become more of a concern
• 57% year-over-year rise in ORC incidents in recent years

From big-box chains to your local mom and pop shops - these sophisticated theft rings aren’t just grabbing a few items off the shelf; they’re executing coordinated, repeat offenses that cost retailers billions annually in lost inventory, property damage, and rising insurance premiums.

For retail  property owners and business leaders, traditional deterrents (like security guards and in-store video cameras) are no longer enough. Today’s threat landscape demands a proactive, intelligent approach to security that prevents incidents - while centralizing disparate security systems and streamlining responses.

Flock Safety’s platform delivers this, while equipping retailers with the straight-forward tools they need to tackle ORC head-on.

‍1. Mobile Security Trailers: Moveable Crime Deterrence 

Securing parking lots is the first step to tackling ORC because offenders typically case stores, load stolen goods into vehicles, and flee the scene before store associates can respond themselves. With a mobile security trailer, you’re able to extend your threat detection and awareness all the way to your parking lot - making it easier to monitor and prevent habitual crime. 

It starts by building a virtual security perimeter around your property with Flock Safety LPR Cameras so all your entrances and exits are covered. Then, mobile security trailers are layered in so you can achieve coverage throughout your entire parking lot. These tools give you all the data you need on vehicles coming in and out - and offer relevant details on what known offenders are doing while they’re on your property.  

‍Flock Safety’s Mobile Security Trailers are purpose-built to proactively deter ORC gangs and bad actors from entering your property. .

These portable, solar-powered units offer 24/7 deterrence for high-risk areas like:

• Shopping center parking lots
• Perimeters of retail plazas or standalone stores
• Delivery zones and loading docks

Each mobile security trailer comes equipped with:

• Three high-performance cameras: Two AI-powered PTZ cameras and one panoramic camera for 360° coverage
• A talk down speaker to deliver live and pre-recorded warning messages
• Flashing blue lights that clearly signal to offenders that they’re being watched and that the area is being monitored
• 24/7 real-time automatic alerts for unusual people or vehicles - helping to ensure a faster response to potential threats

Mobile Security Trailers can also integrate with Flock Safety LPR Cameras to create a virtual security perimeter around your property. When a known offender’s vehicle enters the lot, alerts are triggered in real time—giving your security team or local law enforcement a head start in stopping ORC activity before it escalates.

‍2. Alert Response Service: Extra Eyes After Hours

Retailers face heightened vulnerability during off-hours. Without staff present and with limited patrol coverage, properties often become soft targets for theft and coordinated break-ins.

‍Flock Safety’s Alert Response Service was created to fill that gap. After-hours alert monitoring ensures that any suspicious activity detected by your Flock cameras is immediately reviewed and escalated for response, if necessary.

This service is ideal for businesses or properties with multiple access points and limited personnel. Alerts generated by loitering vehicles, unauthorized access, or repeated offender sightings are triaged by trained agents, allowing faster intervention against organized retail crime attempts. 

Learn more about Flock Safety’s Alert Response Service feature by reading our article, “Proactive Protection: How Alert Response Service is Closing the Gap Between Threat Detection and Response” 

‍3. Real-Time Law Enforcement Video Sharing

Fast, frictionless collaboration with law enforcement is critical to stopping ORC. Unfortunately, most retail businesses face delays in gathering footage or actionable evidence during or after a retail crime.

Flock Safety changes that with real-time law enforcement video sharing, retailers and property managers can grant secure, controlled access to live or recorded footage—directly to law enforcement.

This enables:

• Faster identification of getaway vehicles
• Coordinated responses to active ORC situations
• Stronger evidence for potential prosecution

Real-time law enforcement video sharing maximizes your infrastructure’s value and ensures your evidence works just as hard as you do.

‍Security That Proactively Tackles ORC Activity

Organized retail crime isn’t just a shoplifting problem—it’s a business risk that threatens revenue, reputation, long-term growth, and the safety of your customers and staff. Flock Safety helps you build a proactive security system that puts you in control of your premises, your incidents, and your outcomes.

Whether you’re securing a shopping center or standalone storefront, Flock delivers:

✅ Always-on deterrence

✅ Intelligence-driven automatic alerts

✅ Seamless collaboration with law enforcement

✅ Centralized data for actionable insights

With retail crime evolving, your security strategy must evolve, too. Flock Safety is here to help you stay one step ahead—because protecting your people and property should never be reactive.

Learn more about Flock Safety’s ability to protect your business by reading our article:

‍Vehicle and Catalytic Converter Theft: Flock Safety's Solutions for Businesses

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