News stories on Wal-Mart and crime spread across U.S.
1) Wal-Mart a crime magnet, foes say:
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/416316p-351708c.html
2) Wal-Mart foes fear crime wave:
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/05/10/100bus_walmart001.cfm
3) Group says Wal-Mart draws crime: http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/14552286.htm
WakeUpWalMart.com calls on Wal-Mart to immediately reveal what it knows about crime at Wal-Mart stores
On May 2nd, WakeUpWalMart.com and community leaders called on Wal-Mart to address the serious issue of crime at its stores, including adopting a nationwide policy to monitor all surveillance cameras and putting security patrols in all of its parking lots, by Mother’s Day.
With only 3 days until Mother’s Day, Wal-Mart has ignored our demand to ensure the safety of its customers, workers and the community.
Despite our study exposing a disturbingly high number of reports of police incidents at Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States (our report analyzed 551 stores in 30 states), Wal-Mart refuses to provide its own internal crime statistics or reveal the percentage of its stores which have patrols and staffed cameras.
WakeUpWalMart.com calls on Wal-Mart to immediately answer the following questions about crime at Wal-Mart stores.
1) Why won’t Wal-Mart release its own internal statistics about crime at Wal-Mart stores?
2) Why won’t Wal-Mart release the number of Wal-Mart stores that have security patrols in the parking lot and monitored surveillance cameras?
3) If Wal-Mart is going to criticize our study, why won't Wal-Mart conduct an independent review of crime at all of its stores?
4) According to Wal-Mart the company uses demographic and crime statistic information from the local area to determine what safety measures are necessary, why won’t Wal-Mart release this information? What is the decision making process? Is there a review process based on an increased number of crimes at the store?
5) Does Wal-Mart maintain crime statistics for each of its stores? If not, why not and isn’t Wal-Mart interested in the safety of its customers, workers and the community?
6) Is Wal-Mart still currently testing any crime reduction initiatives like roving security patrols? What are the results of these studies and what has Wal-Mart done to implement successful solutions?
7) Who is in charge of tracking crime at Wal-Mart stores?
8) Why is Wal-Mart so afraid of transparency with the public and members of
the media about crime at its stores? Doesn’t Wal-Mart think its customers
have a right to know about public safety at Wal-Mart’s stores?
