More than half of Americans say shoplifting and retail theft is a serious problem in their community, including 21% who say it is a very serious problem, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey.

In the survey, 38% don’t consider retail theft to be a serious problem in their community, and another 10% are not sure.

According to the latest shoplifting report, New York (up 64%) and Los Angeles (up 61%) had the largest increases in reported shoplifting among the study cities from mid-year 2019 to mid-year 2023. Experts say most shoplifting is organized crime, not petty theft.

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