When talking about shoplifting, I think it's worth noting that property crime rates in the US are noticeably lower than they were in even the 2000s, even accoun

When talking about shoplifting, I think it's worth noting that property crime rates in the US are noticeably lower than they were in even the 2000s, even accounting for an uptick during the pandemic. If there's any real (rather than corporate-PR-manufactured) uptick in shoplifting specifically, I would personally assume it's got more to do with the "remove every possible person from the floor so one person at a time is responsible for an entire store" business strategy than anything else.