Rather than the usual he said/she said approach, do you have knowledge to back up your claim that "this isn't the reason"? In my job function I talked with many

Rather than the usual he said/she said approach, do you have knowledge to back up your claim that "this isn't the reason"? In my job function I talked with many retailers. Also the crime increase post 2020 cannot be easily ignored. As I mentioned to a sister comment above, what I meant is that retailers are reluctant to take any action. This is due to a convergence of several factors, including bad optics, lack of response from the police (which in turn is related to other factors), and, of course, the additional costs.