Porch pirates were busier than ever in 2020, according to an annual survey by market research firm C+R Research. Forty-three percent of Americans said they had a package stolen in 2020, a seven point increase over 2019, when 36 percent revealed they’d been theft victims. The report also revealed that 47 percent of those surveyed filed police reports about their theft.
Package Theft Jumps 7 Percent in 2020
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 6, 2021 05:00 AMPorch pirates were busier than ever in 2020, according to an annual survey by market research firm C+R Research. Forty-three percent of Americans said they had a package stolen in 2020, a seven point increase over 2019, when 36 percent revealed they’d been theft victims. The report also revealed that 47 percent of those surveyed filed police reports about their theft.