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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In fact, it's down 7% since before Covid.

https://counciloncj.org/shoplifting-trends-what-you-need-to-know/?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20231129&instance_id=108850&nl=the-morning&regi_id=130978122&segment_id=151232&te=1&user_id=fcb1b8a728d5f78d42df74f0dbc09f85

It IS a problem in a few cities, i.e. NYC and Los Angeles, and those drove the overall percentages higher.

“The overall data doesn’t indicate a great shift in the average shoplifting event, but the brazen ransacking incidents, coordinated on social media and captured on video, clearly suggest that there is a sense of lawlessness afoot, that anything goes," said CCJ President and CEO Adam Gelb. "We typically think of serious violent crimes, like mass shootings, as the offenses that spark fear and drive the politics of crime. But these mass shoplifting events have the potential to derail two decades of criminal justice reform.”

This is important information as the election looms and Fox News and RWNJs in social media forums try to persuade Aunt Edna in Des Moines and other flyover states that crime is out of control.

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ummm I don’t think that report comes anywhere near the “debunking” you wish it showed. the actual data shows an increase in the most concerning retail theft. for those of us who actually live or visit cities with big increases it is a problem. [/quote]

So, boo, maybe understand what a "skewed" sample is before opining further, mkay?

I guess if you live in NYC or whatever, you might find this to be a problem (even though it's just "stuff.")

And no, it doesn't show an increase in "the most concerning retail theft" whatever that is.

I understand how desperate you are for the "crime is out of control" narrative to resonate with people, although maybe you should take a look at the Virginia election results (especially Juan Pablo Segura's awful race and messaging) to get a clue for why it's a loser of an issue. Yes, it's an issue in some isolated places. But it's not some national problem. [/quote]

Not sure what rhetorical work you think “boo” is doing there?

And I live in DC where crime is indeed skyrocketing. It’s not a “narrative,” it’s a fact. You seem desperate to cover this up. [/quote]

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