A Model for Combating Organized Retail Crime in Illinois
Update: 2025-06-26
Description
Why it matters: ILORCA (Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association) represents a novel partnership between retailers and law enforcement to combat rising retail theft in a state uniquely positioned as a logistics hub.
By the numbers:
- Illinois state law sets felony theft at $300
- Chicago has the third highest volume of cargo thefts in 2025
- Nationwide cargo thefts have more than doubled to 338 reports monthly
What's working: ILORCA uses real-time intelligence sharing platform Auror to connect retailers and law enforcement across jurisdictions, helping identify patterns and build stronger cases.
The bottom line: After early policy missteps, Illinois has created a collaborative model with ILORCA that's helping reverse retail crime trends through intelligence sharing, education, and policy reform.
Retail's Most Wanted is presented by LVT and the Attorney General Alliance.
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