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With the holiday season now in full swing, Americans are shopping online more than ever before, and porch pirates are on the prowl. Are you among those who have lost a package (or more) by nefarious means?

The issue of package theft has dominated both news and social media recently. Stats from our survey, detailed below, were even mentioned by Jimmy Fallon and Good Morning America this past week.

SafeWise surveyed 1,000 Americans and found that over 64% had a package stolen in the last year—up from 47% the previous year. That’s an estimated 210 million packages stolen in the last 12 months from American households.

Here’s the link to the full report: https://www.safewise.com/blog/metro-areas-porch-theft/

Here are some other key findings from the survey:

More than 3 in 4 Americans have been a victim of package theft in their lifetime.
53.5% Americans have had multiple packages stolen in the last 12 months.
More than half of all packages stolen are valued between $50-$200.
Amazon packages were stolen far more than any other carrier, with 53.9% of recent stolen packages being delivered by Amazon. FedEx was next closest at 15.5%.
54% of Americans say they’ll shop online more this year than in previous years.

As part of the report “The Worst Metro Cities for Package Theft in 2021,” SafeWise also analyzed FBI crime rates and Google Search data to determine the top 10 worst cities for package theft this year.

Here’s a peek at the top 5 worst metros for package theft: