D. Tighe
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The average dollar loss per shoplifting incident in the United States stood at roughly 460 U.S. dollars in the fiscal year of 2020, which is an increase of nearly 200 U.S. dollars compared to the previous year. That being said, it is still much lower than 2016's average loss. In the financial year of 2020, the average dollar loss per dishonest employee incident for retailers in the United States was about 1,550 U.S. dollars.
