Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods Statement on Commitment to Work on Solutions to Retail Theft
Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods is committed to working with all stakeholders interested in solutions to retail theft. This includes supporting an initiative to reform Proposition 47 and continuing our partnership with the Governor’s Administration, the Legislature, and the newly appointed Assembly Select Committee on Retail Theft. This issue is too important to the safety of our employees, our customers, and the communities in which we operate to not find effective solutions.
Retail Theft is an urgent crisis that requires immediate attention to ensure the safety of our communities.
Sadly, since retail theft has increased throughout California, neighborhood stores have been forced to reduce hours or even shut down to protect the safety of their employees and local shoppers. Not only does this impact businesses and local economies, it hurts the residents who depend on the goods and services neighborhood stores provide — like groceries, medicine and everyday household items.
Californians for Safe Stores and Neighborhoods is committed to a comprehensive approach that prioritizes the four Ds to deter Retail Theft and provide services and interventions for our most vulnerable populations.
DISMANTLE
The Infrastructure Behind These Crimes
DISRUPT
The Digital Black Market
DETER
Serial Theft
DIVERT
Repeat Offenders
Seventy-eight percent of voters surveyed in a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times said that crime has risen statewide over the last year, and 65% said it has increased locally. Most also said they would support changes to Proposition 47, which reduced some theft and drug felonies to misdemeanors as a way to reduce incarceration rates and save the date money.
Los Angeles Times and UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Poll
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