Is Retail Theft on the Rise in California? Expert Panel Says It Needs More Data

The Little Hoover Commission said under-reporting of crime, among several other variables, makes analysis difficult.

A series of smash-and-grab robberies left stores with boarded up windows in San Francisco on Nov. 22, 2021. Lear Zhou/The Epoch Times

California lawmakers wanted to know if retail theft has increased in the past decade, so they turned to the experts.

But after months of research and hearings, the state’s Little Hoover Commission issued a report July 11 saying more data is needed.