“Rates of Shoplifting Reach Staggering Level”
August 7, 2024
“…Shoplifting increased by 24 percent in the first half of 2024, according to the Council on Criminal Justice’s mid-year report, even as other crime levels decreased…
“Many people just get away with a warning and even less are actually arrested,” Thompson told Newsweek, adding that retailers could end up making major changes as a result of the lost inventory…”
https://www.newsweek.com/rates-shoplifting-reach-staggering-level-1933286
This is a law enforcement problem. The laws need to be enforced which is not happening. No warnings. They do the crime they should pay the time.