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Prosecutor’s office: Retail crime cases increasing since 2021
King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion's new Economic Crimes and Wage Theft Division and added deputy position increased retail theft case filings to 142 by mid-2025, over twice the prior average.
- Through June 2025, prosecutors in King County reported filing a clear uptick in retail theft cases compared with prior years' midyear averages, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.
- Manion created the Economic Crimes and Wage Theft Division to centralize work on economic offenses, aiming to improve quality of life for King County residents and small businesses.
- Prosecution counts indicate filings jumped from 52 felony retail cases in 2021 to 157 in 2022, with sustained rates of 105 in 2023 and 121 in 2024, Leesa Manion said retail crime involves organized theft and assaults.
- KCPAO spokesperson Douglas Wagoner said the rise in filings since 2021 stems from more prosecutors assigned to retail cases, with temporary resources boosting accountability.
- Filings jumped after the office added a temporary second retail crimes deputy prosecuting attorney position funded by a grant from the Washington State Legislature, Washington State Department of Commerce, and W-ORCA.
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