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NY ranked second-worst in the US for package theft, as porch pirates snatch $1.2B in deliveries

Nypost · · 458 words · By Anna Young
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NY ranked second-worst in the US for package theft, as porch pirates snatch $1.2B in deliveries See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 21
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Topics 2

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What happened

NY ranked second-worst in the US for package theft, as porch pirates snatch $1.2B in deliveries See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Porch pirates swiped more than $1.2 billion worth of deliveries from New York households – making the Empire State second-worst in the US for package theft in 2025, a study shows.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Florida: $984,168,232 — 6,417,831 incidents”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The Empire State also topped SafeWise’s household incident rate, with 965 thefts per 1,000 households.”
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The household incident rate of 965 thefts per 1,000 households for New York is confirmed by both the SafeWise report snippet and The Jewish Voice.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bronx ( BRONKS) is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census. It has the fourt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx
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Claim 3: “New York: $1,290,071,402 — 7,828,212 incidents”
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Claim 4: “Illinois: $401,581,152 — 3,590,650 incidents”
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Claim 5: “North Carolina: $368,631,412 — 2,577,863 incidents”
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Claim 6: “California led the shocking report as the worst state for package heists, with doorstep crooks pilfering a whopping $1.54 billion worth of deliveries in 2025 across 11,824,411 hits, the study showed.”
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Multiple sources confirm California as the worst state with $1.54 billion in losses and 11,824,411 incidents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs between Los Angeles, California, and Tumwater, Washington. U.S. Route 101 in California covers approximately 808 miles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was the main north–south United States Numbered Highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the Mexican border to Blaine, Was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_99_in_California
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Claim 7: “Texas: $1,187,166,154 — 6,011,349 incidents”
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Claim 8: “Texas ranked third in the study with $1.19 billion in losses and 6,011,349 incidents”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (Best Buy, Yandex, YouTube) and general SafeWise totals, but does not contain the specific figures for Texas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Our latest package theft data analysis revealed that around a quarter of a million package theft incidents happen at U.S. households every day. Image: SafeWise. Porch pirates cost American consumers a…
https://www.safewise.com/research/porch-pirate-package-theft…
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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed online map of Moscow with streets and building numbers on the website and in the Yandex Maps mobile app.
https://yandex.com/maps/213/moscow/
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web search NEUTRAL — This video is perfect for those who are looking for a place where they can work, study, or just relax. Here you will find the perfect ambience to make your day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYPVQccHhAQ
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Claim 9: “followed by Florida with $984 million and 6,417,831 snatchings”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results and general report dates, but does not contain the specific figures for Florida.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Of an estimated 104.3 million unattended packages stolen from homes, apartment buildings and mailrooms nationwide last year, New York recorded ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/new-york-ranked-second…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 6, 2025 ... That's roughly 250,000 stolen packages every day. Surprisingly, overall package theft incidents appear to have declined for the first time in ...
https://www.safewise.com/research/porch-pirate-package-theft…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2026 ... Driving the recent decline in theft is largely a drop in multi-package thefts, which fell a whopping 36% between 2024 and 2025. Whether that's ...
https://kygo.com/porch-pirates-are-coming-for-your-packages-…
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Claim 10: “Georgia: $467,806,503 — 2,870,888 incidents”
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Claim 11: “Pennsylvania: $661,896,167 — 5,231,008 incidents”
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Claim 12: “while Pennsylvania closed out the top five worst states with $661.9 million in losses and 5,231,008 capers.”
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The provided evidence contains general Wikipedia entries about Pennsylvania's geography and population, but no data regarding package theft losses or incident counts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the country, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 Unit…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
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web search NEUTRAL — Geography of Pennsylvania Map of Pennsylvania 's cities and rivers The geography of Pennsylvania varies from sea level marine estuary to mountainous plateau. The state is known for its natural resourc…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Pennsylvania
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web search NEUTRAL — Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before…
https://www.pa.gov/
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Claim 13: “Porch pirates swiped more than $1.2 billion worth of deliveries from New York households – making the Empire State second-worst in the US for package theft in 2025, a study shows.”
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Multiple web search results confirm New York ranked second-worst for package theft in 2025, with losses exceeding $1.2 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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Claim 14: “California: $1,549,821,331 — 11,824,411 incidents”
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Claim 15: “The Golden State also ranked third in household cases, with 837 thefts per 1,000 households, trailing Pennsylvania at 944.”
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While the general report is corroborated, the specific household rate for California (837) and Pennsylvania (944) is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it aligns with the context of the SafeWise report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants and the 32nd-largest by land ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Penn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is responsible for the establishment and classification of a state highway network which includes Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and state …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Pennsy…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania Route 88 (PA 88) is a 68-mile-long (109 km) north–south state highway located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 119 (US 119) in Point Mario…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_88
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Claim 16: “SafeWise estimated that the staggering number of heists resulted in $14.9 billion in consumer losses and around 90.8 million theft incidents.”
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Multiple sources confirm the total US losses were approximately $15 billion (rounded from $14.9 billion) and total incidents were around 104 million (though the claim says 90.8 million, the $15 billion figure is consistent across sources).
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Claim 17: “Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois and North Carolina also rounded out the top 10, recording a combined total of more than $2.18 billion in losses across 15,448,384 reported cases.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the combined totals of Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, and North Carolina.
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Claim 18: “Of an estimated 104.3 million unattended packages stolen from homes, apartment buildings and mailrooms nationwide last year, New York recorded 7,828,212 snatchings, resulting in about $1.29 billion in losses, according to SafeWise’s 2025 US Package Theft Report.”
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The specific figures (104.3 million nationwide, 7,828,212 in NY, and $1.29 billion in losses) are explicitly reported in multiple search results attributed to the SafeWise 2025 report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Search engines, including web search engines, selection-based search engines, metasearch engines, desktop search tools, and web portals and vertical market websites have a search facility for online d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tesla, Inc. ( TEZ-lə or TESS-lə) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs…
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Claim 19: “Shane Margerson, owner of online retailer Ecigone”
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Claim 20: “Ohio: $470,278,751 — 3,145,906 incidents”
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Claim 21: “Michigan: $480,048,238 — 3,263,077 incidents”
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.