{"id":40048,"date":"2024-05-08T10:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=40048"},"modified":"2024-07-16T05:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:24:41","slug":"porch-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/porch-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Porch Pirates Data: States getting hit the worst with package theft\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Treasure chests no longer sit at the bottom of the sea \u2013 now they come wrapped in a cardboard box with an arrow that looks like a smiley face reading “Amazon.” We’re talking about modern-day buccaneers: porch pirates. It’s like a high-stakes game of chance every time you order something online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated $13 billion worth of package theft has hit the US. All across the suburbs of the US (and cities too), Americans are plagued with package theft problems. Some companies reimburse, while others shrug their shoulders. Despite the wave of new technologies like Ring doorbells and employing old ones like yapping dogs, porch piracy remains on the rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wanted to know which cities and states porch pirates are hitting the most and what exactly is being stolen. By surveying 3,000 Americans who have been victim to said problem, we were able to collect the data necessary to figure out the deal with package theft: what\u2019re they stealing, how are we stopping it, and does your video doorbell really make a difference or are they just smiling for the camera?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key findings:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n