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68k subscribers77 posts / mo in Sep 202663 authors / mosince 2011

r/lossprevention has 68k members (+3.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 77 posts a month from 63 people. Top topics: Shoplifting Issues, Crime and Robberies and Short Staffing Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/lossprevention has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.1%in 12 months · +0.9% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 202668k
Growing68k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/lossprevention

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+26%vs Sep 2025 · +46% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202677
BusierPeaked at 164 in Jun 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lossprevention

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Shoplifting Issues4.9%
  2. Crime and Robberies1.3%
  3. Short Staffing Issues0.6%
  4. New Hire Orientation & Tips0.6%
  5. Team Leadership0.6%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research