US EditionProsecutor’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.
- The KCPAO reported that through June 2025 it filed 142 retail theft cases, about two and a half times the recent June average, marking a clear uptick in prosecutions.
- King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion created the Economic Crimes and Wage Theft Division to centralize economic offense cases and improve quality of life for small businesses in King County.
- Prosecution counts indicate filings rose from 52 cases in 2021 to 157 in 2022, stayed elevated with 121 in 2024, and Leesa Manion noted harms like organized theft and assaults.
- KCPAO spokesperson Douglas Wagoner said the filing increase since 2021 stems from more prosecutors assigned to retail cases, and the office added that temporary resources improved accountability.
- A temporarily expanded prosecution team, funded by a Washington State Legislature grant administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce and W-ORCA, added a temporary second retail crimes deputy prosecuting attorney position, driving the midyear spike.
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