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Yes we have historically low low crime. It's unbearable.

There are a number of countries that might give you a panopticon state of you want one

>>ajmurm+(OP)
Yeah, historically low crime because a lot of the crime is not considered crime anymore. Why thousands of stores are closing in California?

>>vtashk+3d
Well and good as a talking point, but violent crime is still illegal and way down.

>>vtashk+3d
Walgreen’s was closing stores anyway and used the pandemic shoplifting as an excuse… but it was never the actual reason.

Crime is at historical lows.

>>ajmurm+(OP)
This is up to debate. The FBI and DOJ numbers disagree with each other.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/11/03/violent-crime-...

>>ryanda+rk
Even if shoplifting at Walgreens was the reason for closure, the downtowns of a few "liberal cities" (it's always the same 3-4 mentioned) are extremely unlikely to have that much impact on national statistics.

>>vtashk+3d
> Why thousands of stores are closing in California?

Because everyone's buying everything online and getting it delivered to their homes.

>>vtashk+3d
The retail industry lobbying group itself noted that "shrink", the term for loss of revenue due to items walking off or being damaged, has remained unchanged since the 90s.

The people telling you that there is an immense wave of shoplifting are outright lying.