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EL CAJON, Calif. - Reported thefts under $400 rose nearly 60% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, and all theft-related crimes increased by more than 30%, the El Cajon Police Department reported Monday.
"We knew that the narrative being pushed by numerous state politicians that retail theft had not increased, and reforms to Proposition 47 were not needed, was wrong," ECPD Chief Mike Moulton said."We knew retail theft was being vastly underreported and this data proves it." The ECPD attributes the year-to-year increase in part to its focus on retail theft investigations and enforcement.
The goal was to capture retail theft, which was being significantly underreported, more accurately. Since then, retailers, store employees, and management have called to report thefts that previously would have gone unreported, the chief said.
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