USMA National Theft Database

The original proprietary Theft Database sustained by retailers like you!

Prevent Retail Theft

Upon becoming a USIS Retail Services member, the retailer is obligated to submit past incident data for inclusion in the National Theft Database including employee and customer theft. Thereafter, the retailer continues to submit incident data on a regular basis.

Less than half of internal retail theft cases are prosecuted. The USIS theft database supplements criminal records by providing the most complete applicant picture available.

To perform a proprietary National Theft Database screen, members may access USIS electronically or by phone or fax. "Clear" reports are processed instantly and "pending" reports are immediately researched and verified by USIS before dissemination to the inquiring company.

When an incident of theft or fraud is detected, USIS takes the added step of reverifying the data with the submitting employer because the disposition of an incident can change over time. Reverification of incidents keeps the data fresh and protects hiring managers from making decisions on applicants whose past incidents were perhaps resolved after the initial occurrence.

In the past few years, USIS has identified more than 30,000 applicants with histories of theft, providing a potential savings of $150 million in future theft. Moreover, with less than half of internal retail theft cases referred for prosecution, the National Theft Database provides information that may not be found in public records.

Many Theft Cases Are Never Prosecuted

The following is a sampling of hits from the USIS National Theft Database that were never prosecuted.

Inquiring Company	Submitting Company	Dollar Amount	Incident Type
Department Store	Department Store	$11,767	Credit Card Fraud
Home Center	Apparel Retailer	$5,000	Credit Card Fraud
Discount Store	Jeweler	$4,475	Merchandise Theft
Electronics Chain	Jeweler	$2,999	Merchandise Theft
Apparel Retailer	Apparel Retailer	$2,666	Merchandise Theft
Home Center	Department Store	$2,282	Credit Card Fraud
Fitness Center	Discount Store	$1,722	Money Order
Apparel Retailer	Department Store	$1,665	Merchandise Theft
Discount Store	Discount Store	$1,539	Merchandise Theft
Apparel Retailer	Department Store	$1,383	Merchandise Theft

Standard turnaround time for the USIS National Theft Database is immediate for clears, and three business days for verification of pending hits.