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Shoplifting skyrockets by 24% across US even as most other crimes fall to pre-pandemic levels
Shoplifting has spiked across the country so far this year — even as many major crimes like homicide dropped back to pre-pandemic levels, a major national crime study showed. Rates of shoplifting rose an average 24% during the first half of 2024 compared …