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Also you need to keep organized crime out of airports. Some percentage of lost luggage is actually stolen luggage. Misrouting is also another large percentage. In the US unclaimed lost luggage ends up in some gigantic warehouse in Alabama.

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What percentage? I imagine it is insanely low. The risk to reward ratio of making money off a random bag at the airpot has got to be as low, if not lower than, the actual percentage stolen. One thing I've never been worried about it is organized crime, or anyone really, stealing my bag at an airport.

My understanding is it's taken as a given that the authorities at US airports aren't bothering to catch baggage / item thieves amongst airport staff. The only exception is when a firearm (or luggage containing a firearm) goes missing.

Some airports are more notorious than others. Some suffer very little losses from theft rings, others suffer more.

Ex-employees/employees abusing their access and knowledge to steal:

https://abc7ny.com/post/david-lacarriere-gary-mcarthur-jfk-c...

Theft ring.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/authorities-kennedy-air...

Other thieving employees.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22668524

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