Yes it's real even the article admits it: > police officers said that shoplifters are getting more brazen, and that shoplifting incidents are likely underrepor

Yes it's real even the article admits it: > police officers said that shoplifters are getting more brazen, and that shoplifting incidents are likely underreported. I don't get this article, it's like it was drafted in hopes that people just skim through it and look at the charts only. There is no real premise or conclusion, just posing a question for PR purposes.