Nova Scotia has the highest rate of shoplifting in Canada, according to a National Post analysis of Statistics Canada crime data. British Columbia has the second-highest rate.

In late July, StatCan released its Canadian crime data for 2023. In recent years, as the cost of living has soared, retailers and business organizations have complained about increasingly brazen and damaging bouts of shoplifting.

As the cost of living has soared, retailers have complained about increasingly brazen and damaging bouts of shoplifting in Canada{ai:summary}<p>Nova Scotia tops Canada's shoplifting charts, with British Columbia close behind. As living costs rise, the streets have turned into a playground for the brazen, leaving retailers desperate and on edge.</p><p>#crime</p>

Nova Scotia is the province with the most shoplifting, Quebec has the least

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