Small Businesses Say Crime Is Hurting Their Bottom Line

Poll: Nearly one-third of brick-and-mortar small businesses are facing higher costs due to neighborhood crime.

More than 200 businesses shut their doors in protest of rising crime in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2023. NTD

Crime is resulting in higher costs for small businesses across the United States, a Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) poll shows.

Conducted from Jan. 3 to Jan. 29, the survey found that neighborhood crime has increased costs for 31 percent of brick-and-mortar small businesses nationwide.