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#13161394

6 January 2026

Ink dye security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#13161395

6 January 2026

Ink dye security tags are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#13106402

18 December 2025

Three Belgian police officers, wearing dark blue tactical uniforms with ''POLICE'' and ''POLITIE'' markings, perform a security patrol at night in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13106403

18 December 2025

Three Belgian police officers, wearing dark blue tactical uniforms with ''POLICE'' and ''POLITIE'' markings, perform a security patrol at night in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13106404

18 December 2025

Three Belgian police officers, wearing dark blue tactical uniforms with ''POLICE'' and ''POLITIE'' markings, perform a security patrol at night in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#13106405

18 December 2025

Three Belgian police officers, wearing dark blue tactical uniforms with ''POLICE'' and ''POLITIE'' markings, perform a security patrol at night in the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium, on December 17, 2025.

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#12984547

13 November 2025

Radio-frequency identification security tags (RFID tags) are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. However, customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12984548

13 November 2025

Radio-frequency identification security tags (RFID tags) are affixed to clothing at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. However, customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of quickly purchasing even the cheapest items. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12984541

13 November 2025

Baby formula is secured in plastic containers to prevent theft at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2025. In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores lock up more and more of their wares. Customers are not happy about the extended wait times and decreasing ease of scooping up even the cheapest items in a hurry. According to Statistics Canada, rates of shoplifting jump 31% in 2022 compared to 2021. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) says some of its members report a 300% increase in thefts since 2020, pegging the losses at $5 billion a year.

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#12644103

14 August 2025

The entrance of the Kriminalpolizeiliche Beratung (Criminal Police Advisory Office) provides crime prevention information in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on August 1, 2025.

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#12639516

13 August 2025

Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man on U Street Northwest in Washington, DC, United States, on August 12, 2025, as part of President Trump's crime reduction plan.

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#12639519

13 August 2025

Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man on U Street Northwest in Washington, DC, United States, on August 12, 2025, as part of President Trump's crime reduction plan.

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#12639521

13 August 2025

Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man on U Street Northwest in Washington, DC, United States, on August 12, 2025, as part of President Trump's crime reduction plan.

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#12636557

12 August 2025

Police officers patrol in the neighborhood of Carmo in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on February 8, 2025.

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#12619993

6 August 2025

A mobile police surveillance unit equipped with cameras is deployed for video monitoring and image recording at Hofgarten park in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on August 1, 2025.

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#12619994

6 August 2025

A mobile police surveillance unit equipped with cameras is deployed for video monitoring and image recording at Hofgarten park in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on August 1, 2025.

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