June 10, 2026

Package theft remains a growing concern for New York residents, with newly released national estimates placing the state among the hardest hit in the country for stolen deliveries.

The data indicates that New York households lost approximately $1.29 billion worth of packages in 2025, the second-highest total in the United States. The state recorded more than 7.8 million estimated package theft incidents, along with the highest household incident rate nationwide, at 965 thefts per 1,000 households.

The findings reflect a broader national problem tied to the continued rise of home delivery. Across the country, more than 104 million unattended packages were estimated to have been stolen from porches, apartment buildings, lobbies, mailrooms, and other delivery areas in 2025. Total consumer losses were estimated at nearly $14.9 billion.

California ranked first overall, with more than $1.5 billion in estimated stolen deliveries and over 11.8 million incidents. Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania followed New York among the states with the highest reported losses. Together, the top 10 states accounted for tens of millions of thefts and billions of dollars in losses.

The issue is also being felt locally across the Five Towns and surrounding communities, where residents frequently share surveillance footage of individuals taking packages from front steps, driveways, and building entrances. Those videos likely represent only a portion of the problem, since many thefts go unnoticed, unrecorded, or unreported.

As online shopping continues to grow, residents are being urged to take extra precautions, especially for high-value or time-sensitive deliveries. Helpful steps include enabling delivery alerts, using secure pickup locations or package lockers, requesting signature confirmation, coordinating deliveries for times when someone is home, and keeping entry areas well-lit and monitored.

The sharp rise in reported incidents underscores the need for stronger delivery safeguards, better coordination between retailers and carriers, and continued community vigilance to help reduce repeat thefts.