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PoCo property crime drops; shoplifting picks up – Tri-Cities Dispatch

stock photo As the cost of living increases, so does the shoplifting rate. Coquitlam RCMP recorded a more than 50 percent increase in shoplifting in the second quarter of 2025. There were 92 shoplifting reports last quarter, compared to a three-year-average of 60, according to a recently released RCMP report. The jump may be due to economic uncertainty, explained Coquitlam RCMP Supt. Darren Carr Shoplifting is likely “driven by cost of living ch…
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Tri-Cities Dispatch broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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