Government,
Criminal
Jun. 16, 2025
Legislature approves $110M for Prop 36 amid report on retail theft trends
A new legislative report shows retail theft has increased modestly in recent years, especially in large urban counties--though rates remain far below their 1990s peak.
Lawmakers have sent a budget to Gov. Gavin Newsom, including $110 million to enforce Proposition 36. Meanwhile, a new legislative report confirms that retail theft has gone up in recent years, but perhaps not to the extent that some voters believe it has.
"California's retail theft rate increased in 2015 and again during the later stage of the pandemic," the office reported in "Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change."
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