Jewelers Mutual and Jewellers Vigilance Canada (JVC) are teaming up for an industry webinar.
JVC crime expert John Lamont will present the group’s 2014 crime report, which among other things, finds Canadian law enforcement arrested 29 people last year compared to 13 in 2013 for jewellery-related incidents.
“The ‘JVC Crime Report’ is the only resource of its kind published in Canada pertaining to reported crimes against jewellers,” said David J. Sexton, vice-president of loss prevention consulting at Jewelers Mutual and Jewellery Business contributor.
“The statistical analysis JVC provides in this report helps jewellers to better understand what measures they need to take to reduce their very real exposures to loss. John Lamont is the leading expert in tracking jewellery crime in Canada, and we’re delighted he will share report insights and analysis to help you better protect yourself, your associates, and your business in our upcoming webinars.”
According to JVC, jewellery crimes are frequently unreported in Canada; however, the statistics show total reported dollar losses due to jewellery crime increased to $5.7 million in 2014, up nearly 10 per cent from the year before. And while dollar losses may have risen, the report finds the number of occurrences of crimes, such as off-premises attacks, on-premises robberies, and grab-and run-thefts, actually decreased.
The webinar takes place April 9 at 3 p.m. EDT.
To register, visit www.JewelersMutual.com/webinars-ca.
