Cincinnati Walmart is most shoplifted of the 4,500 stores nationwide (2024)

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An Ohio Walmart inCincinnati's Westwood neighborhood is the chain's top store - for shoplifting.

Cincinnati police claim the store at 2322 Ferguson Road is victimized by shoplifters at a higher rate than any of the other more than 4,500 Walmarts operating in the US.

City police made more than 1,800 service calls to the store betweenJune 2, 2013 and June 2, 2015, an average of more than 2.5 service calls per day.

During that same time period, there were at least235 recorded incidents of theft, according tothe Cincinnati Enquirer.

There were 12 'officer needing assistance' over the two-year span.

The Westwood Walmart logs attempted thefts that don't involve law enforcement internally and also pays for assistance from off-duty Cincinnati officers.

Walmart spokesman Brian Nick said: 'This is a challenging situation that presents a lot of different issues, but there are some things that have been done, and some things that will continue to be done because our management team and our leadership in the area have worked closely with police in the area.'

Researchers have found there is a link between Walmart and crime.

In their paper 'Rolling Back Prices and Raising Crime Rates?' two criminology college explored the ‘Walmart effect' on crime by examining 'various data sources and propensity-weighted multilevel modelling'.

The researchers concluded: 'Our analyses revealed that counties with Walmart had, on average, higher violent and property crime rates compared to similarly situated counties without the retailer’s presence.

'Accordingly, our data suggest that there may be something unique about Walmart that produces a relationship with crime.'

Walmart's worldwide are visited by about 245 million customers each week and the company employs 2.2 million associates around the world.

The company had a net sales of $482.2billion during the 2015 fiscal year.

Read more:

• Is Westwood Walmart 'most shoplifted in America'?
• Rolling Back Prices and Raising Crime Rates? The Walmart Effect on Crime in the United States

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