Newsom Deploys California Highway Patrol to Combat Rising Retail Crime

The move, part of the governor's Real Public Safety Plan, comes as three major California cities rank among the top 10 most affected by organized retail crime in the nation.

• Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to increase its presence to combat the rise in retail crime during the holiday season.
• The CHP's Organized Retail Crime Task Force will be active in key retail districts across the state as part of Newsom's Real Public Safety Plan.
• Newsom has previously pledged $267 million in grants to 55 cities and counties across California to help curb organized retail theft, the largest single investment to fight retail crime in state history.
• Three large California cities - Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland area, and Sacramento - are among the nation's top 10 cities most affected by organized retail crime.
• Since the Organized Retail Crime Task Force was created in 2019, the CHP has assisted in nearly 2,200 investigations that have led to the arrests of more than 1,500 suspects and recovery of more than $33 million worth of stolen merchandise.

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