{"id":12337,"date":"2014-10-23T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/?page_id=12337"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:55:19","slug":"shoplifting-walmart-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/blog\/shoplifting-walmart-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequences of Shoplifting at an Arizona Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Shoplifting can carry some stiff penalties in the state of Arizona.<\/p>\n

What\u2019re the consequences of stealing from a major department store? Is it worse than stealing from a local market? These are questions that seem to be on a lot of people\u2019s minds after they\u2019re caught shoplifting from any major retailer like Walmart.<\/p>\n

Individuals assume they can get away with theft because of the sheer size of the establishment.<\/p>\n

These massive buildings like Walmart, Target, and Sears seem to be more at risk for petty theft than their smaller mom and pop counterparts.<\/p>\n

In an AZ Central<\/a> article from 2007, it was estimated that Walmart loses $3 billion a year from theft.\u00a0Since then, Walmart has put more security staff into stores in high crime areas, and fewer in low incident areas.<\/p>\n

Defining Shoplifting in Arizona<\/h2>\n

Shoplifting<\/a> is one of the most common crimes committed in Arizona.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s defined as:<\/p>\n