A study from retail interest groups, the National Retail Federation and the Loss Prevention Research Council, states that shoplifting is more common today than before the pandemic.
It reports that the average number of shoplifting incidents per year increased by 93% in 2023 compared to 2019. The report claims that the “underlying” challenge behind this increase is organized retail crime.
The group is using the study’s findings to advocate for federal legislation that would make it easier to prosecute theft as a federal felony and establish a task force within the Department of Homeland Security to share resources between state and local agencies…