No state in the U.S. is more heavily impacted by retail theft than Washington, a new Forbes study shows. The Forbes Retail Theft Index found that Washington gets 48% more reported retail thefts than the state should based on its population. Only the District of Columbia and North Dakota, which both have much smaller populations than Washington, had a larger Retail Theft Index figure. Washington also was the third-worst state when it comes to the total value of stolen goods per resident, with $347 being lost for each resident of the state. Pennsylvania and California were the only two states with a higher total, and the study's average was $173. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/washington-state-most-impacted-retail-theft/281-7cb36a11-e387-4ff1-96ab-a209351fbce1