Data shows shoplifting has increased in some areas of California

Data shows shoplifting has increased in some areas of the California, although not across the board. The Bay Area saw the highest number of reported shoplifting incidents in the state between 2019 and 2022, according to Magnus Lofstrom, policy director and senior fellow with the Public Policy Institute of California. Commercial burglary also has risen, especially in Bay Area counties and coastal Southern California.