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‘It’s really bad’: Vancouver forum on fighting retail crime draws hundreds | Globalnews.ca

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Hundreds of representatives from the business sector, law enforcement and government gathered in Vancouver for a forum on retail crime.

The event came amid a growing focus on organized retail theft and incidents that have increasingly resulted in violence.

Vancouver police say shoplifting reports have increased by 12 per cent year-over-year, with nearly a third of all incidents happening in the city’s downtown core.

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semi-formal

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English

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51

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