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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 30, 2023
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October 30, 2023: In their 2023 Retail Security Survey, members of the National Retail Federation (NRF) who participated reported $112.1 billion in inventory loss. That’s an average of 1.6%, up from 1.4% last year. An estimated 65% of that comes from external theft.[1]
According to the NRF, the worst cities in America for theft are:
- Los Angeles
- Oakland/San Francisco
- Houston
- New York
- Seattle
- Atlanta
- Sacramento
- Chicago
- Denver
- Miami
- Albuquerque
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- October 27, 2023-182 Article III Judges have been nominated by President Joe Biden as of October 1
- October 26, 2023-160 years ago, the initial meeting of what would become the English Football Association was held
- October 25, 2023-58% of voters favor sending U.S. military troops and equipment to the southern border of the United States
- October 24, 2023-60% of voters believe it is likely that the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East will grow into a wider world war
- October 23, 2023-58% of voters believe it is likely that Hamas will be defeated by Israel
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