Florida AG taking a 'different' approach to combating retail crime: This is where other cities are 'failing'
foxbusiness.comFlorida Attorney General Ashley Moody joins ‘Varney & Co’ and discusses Florida’s efforts to tackle crime during a wide-ranging interview.
As crime cripples small businesses and big retailers alike, Florida is taking a «different» approach than other cities which are «failing» to combat organized retail crime.
«Here's where all these big cities are failing. The top five retail theft areas, the top two are L.A. and San Francisco. Then you have New York and Seattle. What is the common element there? Their police are not going after the boosters because their executive leaders, their mayors, their attorneys general, whatever, are not supporting them and encouraging them and propping them up to do so,» Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said on <a href=«https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=» https: target="_blank">«Varney & Co»
Wednesday.
Cities across the nation are struggling with a surge in organized retail crime. According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) National Retail Security Survey, five liberal cities were marked as most affected by the issue.
HERE ARE THE CITIES MOST PLAGUED BY ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME: REPORT
Los Angeles came out on top of 10 other metro areas as «most affected» by retail crime. The city also received that spot for four back-to-back years prior to 2022.
The remaining top five cities were San Francisco/Oakland, Houston, New York City and Seattle, in order from number two to number five.
Bodega & Small Business Association's Frank Marte on NYC business owners taking matters in their own hands and feeling a lack of support from city leaders as crime continues to be an issue.
There has been a dedicated organized retail crime task force of local and federal law enforcement set up
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