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  • applejacks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    75·
    10 months ago

    In the first half of 2023, shoplifting reports were 16% higher than the first half of 2019. New York City saw a 44% increase in shoplifting complaints between 2021 and 2022. New York and Los Angeles saw the largest increases in shoplifting from 2019 to 2023, with more than 60% increases.

    lol ok

    you think they are just locking stuff up for fun?

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Why are they only reporting numbers from the pandemic? This is like my local paper talking about how “traffic deaths have shot up since 2020” while omitting the fact that nobody was driving around in 2020. You’re telling me shoplifting is up when compared to a time where most people weren’t going out in public, let alone shopping at retail stores?

    • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      Did you forget to source that quote, or did somebody shoplift the link out of your post?

        • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
          61·
          10 months ago

          Except I wasn’t pretending to quote somebody. Not only is your quote unsourced, it’s also not a quote… It’s a paraphrase.

          First, you left out the subtitle for the report, which also summarizes it:

          New CCJ analysis of 24 cities shows a mixed picture, with trends driven by large numbers in New York City

          The fact that New York City was an outlier that affected the rest of the results is important. Especially when the results are so varied:

          Among the cities, New York (+64%) and Los Angeles (+61%) recorded the biggest growth in reported shoplifting from mid-year 2019 to mid-year 2023. St. Petersburg (-78%) and St. Paul (-65%) had the largest decreases.

          You shouldn’t have assumed anything based on this, but don’t take my word for it, I’ll quote the report:

          “Far better data from law enforcement and the retail industry data is needed to help strengthen our grasp of shoplifting trends. For now, it’s unclear if the increase is a result of increased shoplifting, increased reporting from businesses to police, or a combination of both.”

    • GeneralVincent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      Wow, those percentages are large numbers. Except a 50% increase starting at .01 crimes a day ends up being only .015 crimes a day. So maybe some additional context can be helpful to know if the problem is rampant or just a tiny problem in some cities becoming a slightly bigger tiny problem.

      https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/business/crime-spree-retailers-are-actually-overstating-the-extent-of-theft-report-says/index.html