Study: Washington State Reportedly The Most Affected By Retail Crime In US

Study: Washington State Reportedly The Most Affected By Retail Crime In US

A new study shows the correlation between states that promote woke and soft-on-crime policies and high crime.

The study, a December 2023 research project coordinated by Forbes, revealed that deep Blue Washington State leads the nation in per capita retail theft.

Washington State earned the dubious distinction of having the highest percentage of small business owners reporting retail theft, with 90 percent of businesses reporting being victims of retail crime and 83 percent assessing retail crime as a “significant concern.”

Statistics for retail crime in Washington State were 48 percent higher than government officials expected, according to a report in the Post Millennial.

Amazingly, the survey noted that businesses with less than 20 employees were “likely to experience theft daily.”

The crime epidemic is such that about 10 percent of business owners shared they no longer report crimes to law enforcement (citing the time it takes and lack of results) and slightly fewer reported they do not file claims with their insurance carrier (citing fears of higher rates).

Though the population of Washington state is less than 8 million, the Evergreen State ranked third in the nation for the total value of reported stolen goods.

Notably, the state also ranked second highest in the nation for “larceny-theft growth rate metric, up 24 percent between 2019 and 2022.”

In a similar study, the National Retail Federation recently reported: “Retail theft in the US jumped from 70.7 percent in 2022 to 78.1 percent in 2023, with 88 percent of retailers reporting a spike in the violence of shoplifters over the past year.”

Conservatives attribute Washington’s Progressive policies, including its sanctuary state status, protecting and supporting homeless encampments, and enabling drug use policies with the spike in homelessness and crime.

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