"In its 2024 report, Retail Theft: A Data-Driven Response for California, the Commission found that despite a recent uptick, reported retail theft remains at roughly the same level as during the 2010s and lower than it was in earlier decades."[1] (not sure why they had to post it as a PDF)

1: https://lhc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/Retail_Theft_Fact-Shee...