Study: 250,000 packages stolen daily nationwide
SafeWise estimates roughly 250,000 packages are stolen each day across the U.S., totaling nearly $15 billion in losses over the past year, as holiday deliveries surge. In response, Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced the Porch Pirates Act earlier this month to make theft of any delivered package a federal crime, with penalties up to $250,000 and 10 years in prison, closing a gap that currently protects only USPS-handled mail.
📌 Key Facts
- SafeWise estimate: ~250,000 packages stolen per day; nearly $15B in losses over the past year
- Proposed law: Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s Porch Pirates Act would federally criminalize theft of non‑USPS packages
- Penalties: Up to $250,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison; USPS packages already have federal protection
📊 Relevant Data
People of color are twice as likely to be victims of package theft as White respondents, and are twice as worried about holiday deliveries being stolen.
2025 Package Theft Report and Statistics — Security.org
In 2020, Black individuals accounted for 29% of the estimated 629,020 larceny-theft arrests in the US (182,210 arrests), while comprising approximately 13% of the US population; White individuals accounted for 67.6% (425,220 arrests), while comprising approximately 76% of the population (including some Hispanics in White category).
Arrests by offense, age, and race — Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
US e-commerce sales increased from $578.5 billion in 2019 to $1,118.7 billion in 2023, contributing to more packages being delivered and thus more opportunities for porch piracy.
E-commerce worldwide - statistics & facts — Statista