Nowhere in the United States are “porch pirates,” or thieves who steal packages left on front porches by delivery drivers, more likely to strike than in the nation’s capital, according to a new analysis.
Package theft crime rings cost the nation $12 billion in 2023, but the problem appeared to most heavily affect residents of Washington, D.C., more than any other state or territory nationwide, according to a study shared over the weekend by Suzuki Law Offices of Arizona.
Investigators gauged porch theft partly by the number of posts on the social media platform X about the “porch pirates.” Washington led with 193.3 posts per 100,000 people.
Mississippi had the fewest reports of “porch pirates,” with only 8.9 complaints on X for every 100,000 residents,
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