REDMOND, Wash. – Theft and larceny happen every 3.6 minutes in Washington, according to a King County Police Chiefs study conducted in 2023.
The crime rings escalating Washington’s organized retail theft are so thorough, that they can end up forcing a store to move locations or even go out of business.
Washington was ranked as the number-two state most impacted by organized retail theft, causing billions of dollars in losses. To reduce the threat of this issue increasing, regional leaders, law enforcement, mayors, business owners, organizations, and prosecutors gathered to discuss solutions.…