‘Porch pirates’ stole 260 million packages in the last year. How to prevent theft on your doorstep
"Package thefts unfortunately are on the rise, perhaps in part because of the increase in online shopping that started with the pandemic in 2020," said Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog for U.S. PIRG, a nonprofit consumer advocacy research group.Indeed, in the second quarter of 2020, just as the pandemic took hold in the U.S., online sales jumped to 16.4% of all retail sales, up from 11.9% in the previous quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
"Anecdotally, police and sheriff's departments in communities across the country have reported that porch pirates have been a huge problem the last several weeks," Murray said. "This could be in part because many folks have returned to offices at least part time this year, compared with the last two years," she said. "And, since everyone knows there's an avalanche of deliveries this time of year, there's every reason to believe the bad guys use this as an opportunity.
"The other aspect of this crime that makes it unique and likely to continue increasing is that there's very low risk and very low skill involved," Stickle said. "It takes no skill to walk up and steal a package."There are ways to guard against porch pirates. While security cameras can help, they aren't always a deterrent — which means it's worth taking other steps as well to ensure the safe arrival of your parcels.
If possible, you should sign up to receive an email or text message when your package is supposed to arrive and when it's actually delivered, Murray said. Each of the major delivery services — the
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